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Morbidology

308: Benjamin Cervera

Morbidology

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On the morning of August 17, 2021, the emergency room at Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, was bustling with the usual chaos of a busy hospital. Nurses rushed between patients, doctors consulted charts, and worried parents lingered by their children’s bedsides. Then, the doors burst open. A little boy was rushed inside—his body frail, his skin bruised, his breath shallow. He was barely clinging to life…

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The

0:07.0

Bees Some children's monsters live in the Vededa. But Benjamin Savetta's monster lived in the room next door and he called her mom.

0:42.3

San Antonio in Texas is a city rich in history, a place where the past and present collide.

1:02.0

It was founded as a Spanish mission in 1718 and would become one of the most pivotal locations in Texas history.

1:09.0

The echoes of the famous Battle of the Alamo still linger in the heart of the city,

1:13.7

with crumbling stone walls of a bygone era.

1:17.0

Over the century, San Antonio grew into a vibrant metropolis, blending Texan and Mexican

1:22.0

cultures into something entirely of its own.

1:25.5

The river walk, lined with bustling restaurants and twinkling lights,

1:28.7

welcomes millions of visitors each year. But beneath the warmth of its culture and the pride of its

1:34.0

history, San Antonio has seen its share of darkness. And on one evening, in a quiet neighbourhood,

1:40.5

far from the tourist spots, something happened that would leave even the most hardened detective shaken. A 911 call came in one summer evening, reporting an unresponsive young

1:50.6

boy. When he arrived at the hospital, it was clear that this wasn't just a case of a child

1:56.7

falling ill. Something would be happening to this boy for a very long time.

2:17.0

Christus Children's Hospital in San Antonio, Texas was alive with its usual energy on the evening of August 17th, 2021.

2:25.8

The halls were filled with the steady rhythm of medical staff moving from room to room, checking on young patients.

2:32.2

The soft beeping of monitors blended with the occasional chatter of nurses at their stations.

2:38.0

Parents sat beside their children.

2:40.0

Some reading books aloud, others whispering reassurances.

2:44.6

The air carried the distinct scent of antiseptic, a mixture of sterility and care.

2:51.4

That evening an ambulance arrived and paramedics rushed through the emergency room doors with

2:55.7

a stretcher. It contained the small lifeless body of a little boy. The boy was limp and his

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