SERIAL KILLER: The Killer Nurse Pt. 1
Serial Killers & Murderous Minds
Crime House
4.5 • 713 Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
He was trusted to save lives — but used his nursing uniform to hide pure evil.
When Charles Cullen entered the medical field, he wasn’t looking to heal patients. He was looking for revenge. Over the course of 16 years, he quietly poisoned hospital patients across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, becoming one of the most prolific serial killers in American history.
In this first episode, Killer Minds hosts Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels trace how Cullen’s childhood trauma, obsession with control, and thirst for vengeance led him to play God — one lethal injection at a time.
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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. |
| 0:44.7 | Music. or wherever you listen to podcasts. This is Crime House. |
| 0:48.9 | They say revenge is a dish best served cold, meaning if you've been wronged, you shouldn't react immediately. |
| 0:57.4 | Instead, you should patiently wait until the perfect moment to seek your vengeance. That's exactly |
| 1:04.1 | what Charles Cullen did. After experiencing a sudden tragedy as a teenager, Charles |
| 1:10.0 | became extremely distrustful of hospitals and healthcare workers. |
| 1:14.6 | He tried to find ways to cope with the hardship he'd been dealt in life. |
| 1:18.6 | But when nothing made him feel better, |
| 1:21.6 | Charles decided to wreak havoc on the institution he felt that wronged him |
| 1:26.6 | and give them a taste of their own medicine. |
| 1:46.6 | The human mind is powerful. It shapes how we think, feel, love, and hate. |
| 1:51.0 | But sometimes it drives people to commit the unthinkable. |
| 1:54.9 | This is Killer Minds, a crimehouse original. |
| 1:58.0 | I'm Vanessa Richardson. |
| 1:59.5 | And I'm Dr. Tristan Engels. Every Monday and Thursday, |
| 2:02.7 | we uncover the darkest minds in history, analyzing what makes a killer. |
| 2:07.6 | Crime House is made possible by you. Please rate, review, and follow Killer Minds. |
| 2:12.7 | To enhance your listening experience with ad-free, early access to each two-part series and bonus content, |
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