Orville Lynn Majors

Orville Lynn Majors
Born(1961-04-24)April 24, 1961
Linton, Indiana, U.S.
DiedSeptember 24, 2017(2017-09-24) (aged 56)
Indiana State Prison, Michigan City, Indiana, U.S.
OccupationLicensed practical nurse
Conviction(s)Murder (6 counts)
Criminal penalty360 years imprisonment
Details
Victims6–130
Span of crimes
1993–1995
CountryUnited States
State(s)Indiana
Date apprehended
1997

Orville Lynn Majors (April 24, 1961 – September 24, 2017) was a licensed practical nurse and serial killer who was convicted of murdering his patients in Clinton, Indiana. Though he was tried for only seven murders and convicted of six, he was believed to have caused additional deaths between 1993 and 1995, when he was employed by the hospital at which the deaths occurred and for which he was investigated.[1] It was reported that he murdered patients who he claimed were demanding, whiny, or disproportionately adding to his work load.[2]

  1. ^ "Angels Of Death? - CBS News". Archived from the original on September 13, 2005.
  2. ^ Yorker, Beatrice, Kenneth W. Kizer, Paula Lampe, A.R.W. Forrest, Jacquetta Lannan, and Donna Russell. "Serial Murder by Healthcare Professionals." Forensic Science 51.6 (2006): 1362-1371