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Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

“The Starvation Doctor” Linda Hazzard Pt. 1

Killer Stories with Harvey Guillén

Spotify Studios

True Crime, Education, History

4.730.7K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In the early 1900s, Linda Hazzard marketed herself as a doctor, and claimed that she could cure any ailment with her special starvation regimens. Except, instead of curing her patients, she was killing them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Due to the graphic nature of this killer's crimes, listener discretion is advised.

0:05.7

This episode features graphic descriptions of the effects of starvation that some people

0:10.4

may find disturbing.

0:12.3

Extreme caution is advised, especially for children under 13.

0:17.8

In 1911, Claire Williamson lay limp on her bed.

0:22.6

At around 70 pounds, the 34-year-old woman was fading quickly.

0:28.0

She had wasted away, both mentally and physically, until she could barely speak.

0:34.2

Linda Hazard, a tall, wiry woman and a white nurse-like dress, carried another woman into

0:39.8

the room.

0:40.8

38-year-old Dorothea Williamson didn't weigh much more than her sister.

0:45.2

Up close, Dorothe took note of her sister's emaciated face.

0:49.8

Claire was almost unrecognizable.

0:52.4

Realizing Dorothea was beside her, Claire led out an almost indecisurable whisper.

0:58.8

She wished to speak to her sister alone.

1:01.9

But Linda Hazard lingered as Claire struggled to speak to her sister.

1:06.9

The wasting woman was too weak to utter a single word.

1:11.4

Linda commended herself for a job well done.

1:14.6

Dorothea and Claire had entrusted their health, their lives, and their valuables to her.

1:19.8

Slowly and systematically, she drained them of their strength, and they'd paid her for

1:25.1

the privilege.

1:26.6

Now all she had to do was wait for death to take hold.

1:31.3

Because the woman pretending to take such good care of the sisters wasn't a doctor or

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