Charles Cullen Nurse Killer
Charles Cullen
Nurse Killer
The case I have researched concerns Charles Cullen. I had never heard of him until I saw his name on the list of suggested cases. It was Charles Cullen’s nickname, the Nurse Killer, which caught my attention. I had already started forming questions about the case. Questions like, “Why was he called the Nurse Killer?” “Did he murder nurses at a hospital?” “When did all this happen?” I wanted to answer these questions and was able to do so with my research. An additional reason why I chose this case is because, along with unsolved mystery cases, I enjoy learning about murder cases. I find them exciting and interesting to hear about. In this research paper I will tell you about Charles Cullen’s murders, what …show more content…
After prosecutors from the seven counties Cullen worked at figured out a plea deal, they declared that Cullen could not be entitled for parole for 127 years. In June 2005, Cullen decided to offer advice to healthcare institutions. He recommended surveillance cameras, swipe cards, a daily count of medications and a national database of updating employment history. In response, New Jersey passed the Safe Health Care Reporting Act. Unfortunately, it was not over yet; Cullen admitted to 29 murders and six attempted ones. He didn’t want a sentencing hearing, but in order for him to donate a kidney to a friend, he had to attend the hearing. On March 2, 2006, in Somerville, New Jersey he went to court and got 11 life sentences. On March 10, Cullen went to a court in Allentown, Pennsylvania. During the hearing, he was muzzled because he kept repeating, “Your honor, you need to step down”, even after the judge told him to stop. Cullen was given seven more life sentences. Cullen was then sent to jail at Somerset County Jail but he was moved to New Jersey State Prison in Trenton because security was
Nurse Killer
The case I have researched concerns Charles Cullen. I had never heard of him until I saw his name on the list of suggested cases. It was Charles Cullen’s nickname, the Nurse Killer, which caught my attention. I had already started forming questions about the case. Questions like, “Why was he called the Nurse Killer?” “Did he murder nurses at a hospital?” “When did all this happen?” I wanted to answer these questions and was able to do so with my research. An additional reason why I chose this case is because, along with unsolved mystery cases, I enjoy learning about murder cases. I find them exciting and interesting to hear about. In this research paper I will tell you about Charles Cullen’s murders, what …show more content…
After prosecutors from the seven counties Cullen worked at figured out a plea deal, they declared that Cullen could not be entitled for parole for 127 years. In June 2005, Cullen decided to offer advice to healthcare institutions. He recommended surveillance cameras, swipe cards, a daily count of medications and a national database of updating employment history. In response, New Jersey passed the Safe Health Care Reporting Act. Unfortunately, it was not over yet; Cullen admitted to 29 murders and six attempted ones. He didn’t want a sentencing hearing, but in order for him to donate a kidney to a friend, he had to attend the hearing. On March 2, 2006, in Somerville, New Jersey he went to court and got 11 life sentences. On March 10, Cullen went to a court in Allentown, Pennsylvania. During the hearing, he was muzzled because he kept repeating, “Your honor, you need to step down”, even after the judge told him to stop. Cullen was given seven more life sentences. Cullen was then sent to jail at Somerset County Jail but he was moved to New Jersey State Prison in Trenton because security was