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Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

SERIAL KILLER: "Doctor Death" Pt. 1

Serial Killers & Murderous Minds

Crime House

True Crime

4.5713 Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

He was a doctor sworn to save lives—but Michael Swango used his white coat to cover up a far more sinister obsession. In Part 1, we trace his chilling evolution from a traumatized child to a doctor obsessed with suffering. How many people had to die before the truth came out? Find out how Michael Swango manipulated the medical system—and got away with murder.

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0:00.0

Hi, Crime House community. It's Vanessa Richardson. Looking for another Crime House original podcast to add to your rotation, you will love Clues with Morgan Absher and Kalyn Moore.

0:12.8

Every Wednesday, Morgan and Kalin dig into the world's most notorious crimes, clue by clue, from serial killers to shocking murders.

0:21.5

They follow the trail of clues, break down the evidence, and debate the theories.

0:26.3

It's like hanging out with your smart and true crime-obsessed friends.

0:29.8

Listen to clues on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:47.3

Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House.

0:49.3

Every doctor abides by the mantra,

0:52.3

first, do no harm.

0:55.0

Beyond its obvious meaning, it's an important ethical guideline for every physician to follow,

1:01.0

to carefully think about their actions so we can trust we're in good hands.

1:07.0

Michael Swango took advantage of that trust in the most terrifying way possible.

1:13.6

Michael was obsessed with death and destruction.

1:16.6

All he wanted was to make people suffer and die.

1:21.6

He decided the best way to do that was to seek people out at their most vulnerable. As a doctor, he could unleash all the

1:30.3

suffering he wanted and nobody would see him coming. The human mind is powerful.

1:50.0

It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate.

1:54.4

But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable.

1:58.4

This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original. I'm Vanessa Richardson.

2:03.5

And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, we uncover the darkest minds in history,

2:09.4

analyzing what makes a killer. Crime House is made possible by you. Please rate, review, and follow

2:16.1

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