This is serial killer, a true crime podcast.

My name is Anne McElheney and I've worked all over the world as a journalist,

covering everything from murders to baby trafficking.

But I've never covered a story like the case of Philadelphia's

Dr. Kermit Baron Gosnell.

He is America's most prolific serial killer, but you've probably never heard of him.

This podcast is the story of an almost 40-year killing spree by a medical doctor who carried out his crimes in plain sight.

It is also the story of how those who were supposed to stop him looked the other way.

He's got medical waste in the basement and in the freezer.

Body parts that are decomposing and she says it's from the abortions.

Right away, it was almost easy to believe that something wasn't right here. How could things be right?

The Health Department knew, the Pennsylvania Department of Health knew, and a lot of people knew, but

just never did anything.

Some of the details are upsetting and not suitable for all years.

But this is a story you need to hear.

Episode 2, we go inside the House of Horrors.

In the last episode we heard how Dr. Kermot Gosnell's crimes were exposed as part of a 2009 routine drugs investigation by undercover cops.

Their informant told them he was writing hundreds of fraudulent prescriptions per night

and making millions of dollars. Their informant also told them that

Gosnell was operating a filthy clinic with unlicensed workers who may have

been responsible for the tragic death of a woman called Carnamaya Monger.

The case against Dr. Gosnell was quickly turning into a massive investigation,

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