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Episode 120 - Kermit Gosnell: Doctor Death

RedHanded

Wondery | RedHanded

True Crime

4.518.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In a filthy clinic in West Philadelphia that had been left uninspected for years, despite a sizeable drugs bust, Dr Kermit Gosnell was exploiting poor, desperate women seeking to terminate their pregnancies after the legal limit of 24 weeks.

His absolute callous recklessness makes this one of the more grisly crimes that RedHanded has delved into - given the subject matter, listener discretion is advised.



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References:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/29/abortion-doctor-kermit-gosnell-the-trial-of-americas-biggest-serial-killer-release

https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/05/the-true-story-of-kermit-gosnell-and-his-victims/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/activists-rally-to-bury-the-bodies-from-gosnell-abortion-trial_n_3405039

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/breda-o-brien-ireland-should-not-aspire-to-providing-legalised-killing-1.2429140

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/2013/05/13/b4444bdc-bbda-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/us/kermit-gosnell-abortion-doctor-found-guilty-of-murder.html?_r=1

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/us-abortion-doctor-found-guilty-of-murder-1.1392098

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/us-media-storm-over-murder-trial-of-abortionist-kermit-gosnell-1.1366130

https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/ann-mcelhinney-abortion-campaigners-should-be-careful-about-what-they-wish-for-1.2423209

https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/real_estate/residential/kermit-gosnells-abortion-clinic-is-likely-headed-for-sheriffs-sale-but-can-it-overcome-its-house-of-horrors-past-20181025.html

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/opinion-willie-parker-kermit-gosnell-abortion-movie_n_5bc62cd3e4b0d38b587268e1

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0:23.3

It is on the case of Heather Teague. She disappeared in 1995 very mysteriously in Kentucky.

0:28.3

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0:36.6

and she has never been seen again.

0:38.5

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0:47.8

And you can sign up and you've got quite a few episodes there to back catalogue binge

0:52.0

and loads more coming out every month. Now I'm with the show.

0:56.2

I'm Hannah. I'm Sruti.

0:58.2

And welcome to Redhanded. There is absolutely no two ways about this one.

1:03.8

This is absolutely savage this week. And we really thought for a very long time about whether we're going to cover it or not

1:10.2

because it's a bit of a political minefield. But I just couldn't think of a reason not to do it.

1:15.3

You know, like my reasoning was very much just like, oh, someone might get upset.

1:19.5

And this is the thing. We are a true crime podcast.

1:22.8

The person who is involved at the heart of this episode today, committed crimes.

1:28.8

And I just think this has been covered by the podcast and there's, you know, documentaries and stuff out there.

1:34.5

So we just felt like, is it a good enough reason to shy away from this because it is politically charged?

1:40.2

When we talk about issues of around racism, we talk about issues around homophobia, we cover those cases.

1:47.0

And so this isn't something we want to shy away from. But first and foremost, we want to tell you guys that

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