Jessie McTavish

Jessie Gordon, formerly McTavish, (born c.1940)[1] is a Scottish retired nurse who was convicted in 1974 of murdering a patient with insulin, and of administering a variety of substances with intent to cause harm.[2][3] The conviction was overturned on appeal in 1976. She was dubbed the "Angel of Death" by the press.[4]

  1. ^ "Gentle nurse became killer". Western Daily Press. 8 October 1974. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ Brown, Craig (4 March 2008). "The hatred that turned Colin Norris into serial killer". The Scotsman. Edinburgh.
  3. ^ Lucy, David; Aitkin, Colin (2002). "A review of the role of roster data and evidence of attendance and cases of suspected excess deaths in a medical context". Law, Probability and Risk. 1 (2). The University of Edinburgh: 142. doi:10.1093/lpr/1.2.141.
  4. ^ Daily Record[dead link]