Terri Rachals | |
|---|---|
| Born | Terri Eden Maples Rachals 1966 (age 57–58)
Georgia, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Conviction(s) | Aggravated assault |
| Criminal penalty | 17 years imprisonment |
| Details | |
| Victims | 0–9+ |
Span of crimes | August – December 1985 |
| Country | U.S. |
| State(s) | Georgia |
Date apprehended | March 13, 1986 |
Terri Eden Maples Rachals is a former nurse from Georgia who was accused of killing people at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia with potassium chloride, a heart-stopping drug. While suspected of killing at least nine of her patients, she was charged with only six murders, three of which she acknowledged possibly committing while in a " fugue state" in a recanted confession that she made to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. [1]
In 1986, Rachals was guilty on one of twenty aggravated assault charges. She was acquitted of murder. Rachals was sentenced to 17 years in prison and three years of probation. [1] [2] She served her entire sentence, and was released from prison in April 2003. [3] [4]
- ^ a b "CBS News: Angel Of Death?". Archived from the original on September 13, 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Nurse receives 17 year prison sentence - UPI Archives". UPI. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
- ^ "Geocites: Terri Rachals". Archived from the original on 2009-08-05. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ "Caselaw". Retrieved 2015-01-04.
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