But acclaim would turn to disbelief, dismay, then horror, as the evidence mounted that he could actually be murdering his patients. A new series of unsolved mysteries aired on spike tv from 2008 to 2010. Not only was a serial killer recognized as a respected and. Michael was the second of muriel and john virgil swango s three sons. Stewart about serial killer doctor michael swango and the medical community that chose to turn a blind eye on his criminal activities.
Michael swango was born on october 21, 1954, in tacoma, washington, to muriel and john swango. This is a scary story when you read about someone like michael swango, your skin starts to crawl. When i knew him he seemed a normal person who worked long hours. Swango began his murderous career while serving an internship at ohio state university in 1983. Michael swango is an american serial killer and a former physician who is serving three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole at the adx florence supermax prison near florence, colorado. Michael swan has 166 books on goodreads with 12955 ratings. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Michael swango even his name sounds creepy, worked his way through medical schools and numerous residency positionsallegedly poisoning and killing as. Stewart delved into swango s past in his book, blind eye. Army officer and vietnam war veteran, who allegedly bragged about his combat kills and suffered from alcoholism, according to the new york post. Blind eye share book recommendations with your friends.
A medical thriller from pulitzer prizewinning author james b. Watch untouchable season 1 episode 1 white coat, dark. Books by michael swan author of practical english usage. Hamilton, business week stewart penetrates the hermetically sealed world of medicine. Joseph michael swango was born in tacoma, washington, in 1954. Swango, 45, was a voracious reader of macabre thrillers about doctors who thought they had the power of the almighty. This book contains graphic adult content, or violence which is only suitable for mature readers. Michael swango biography facts, childhood, life of. Swango reunion, book committee, 1976 united states 2 pages.
A tough war veteran battling a mild form of cancer takes a fatal turn for the worse in northport, new york. Michael had excelled at the private catholic boys high school he attended in quincy, illinois, beginning in 1968. Michael swango pleaded guilty to five counts of a ninecount federal indictment and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. It is estimated that swango has been involved in as many as 60 fatal poisonings of. Today the fbi believes that swango may be the most prolific serial killer in. I went to college with the subject of this book, michael swango at quincy university. Michael swango former physician sentenced to four life sentences in federal prison deliberately killed around 60 patients over 16 years swango is believed to have begun killing in 1983 graduated from southern illinois university medical school began internship at ohio state university hospital.
Feb 24, 2018 bettye mckee rated it really liked it. Stewart estimated 35 deaths caused by michael swango, while the fbi believes that he is responsible for about 60 deaths, making him one of the most dangerous serial killers in american history. These strange events appear unrelated until nurses discover evidence that dr michael swango. Michael swango would leave that hospital only to be rehired at another. The story of a doctor who got away with murder, suggests that swango might have killed up to 35 patients as he moved from hospital to hospital, lying about his background. Life of serial killer michael swango serial killers book 5 kindle edition by smith, jack. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and. Stewarts, blind eye, is a true book on how a young doctor, michael swango, poisoned and murdered patients and coworkers.
Michael swans most popular book is practical english usage. Michael joseph swango born october 21, 1954 in tacoma, washington is a physician and surgeon, who fatally poisoned at least thirty and possibly many more of his patients and colleagues. Meyer says he was totally shocked and amazed at the same time after finding one giant chemistry lab at swango s apartment, which was mostly filled with deadly poisons and recipe cards for various toxins. In july 1983, michael swango, a recent medical school graduate of southern illinois university, went to ohio state university hospital, but his poor performance during the first. The father of modern criminology founded this theory in the year 1876. Richard kerkering, muriels son from a previous marriage, lived with his father. The book is partly an indignant, muckraking tract an indictment of the doctors and medical authorities who failed to protect the public from swango over a period of some 15 years.
Joseph michael swango s disturbing house of horrors. It may be offensive or have potential adverse psychological effects on the reader. Joseph michael swango was a physician and american serial killer convicted of four murders, but is estimated to have been involved in as many as 60 fatal poisonings of his patients and colleagues. Stewart estimated that counting the suspicious deaths at siu, circumstantial evidence links swango to. No one could believe that the handsome young doctor might be a serial killer. Michael swango was a physician who was suspected of being one of the. List of unsolved mysteries episodes season 14 wikipedia. Fbi agents son charged in 1995 lovers lane killings, associated press, 7 december 1996. Quincy police department chief investigator billy meyer recalls searching dr. Swango has been estimated to have been involved in as many as 60 fatal poisonings of patients and colleagues, though he only admitted to causing four deaths.
Authorities believe he murdered up to 60 people and. Behind the murder curtain reveals true crimes of long. Michael swango, who was convicted of killing veterans on long island, was investigated by bruce sackman, who wrote a book about that and other cases. Untouchable power corrupts will profile cases of people who held jobs in powerful positions, but abused that power by committing coldblooded murders.
Dr swango is a talented, respected and handsome surgeon. But as investigators closes in, the doctor is always one step ahead. Joseph michael swangothe doctor who got away with murder. The acts of michael swango best fit the biochemistry crime theory which has many naming. Joseph michael swango is an american former licensed physician and an admitted serial killer. How a murderous doctor was allowed to keep killing patients. Prosecutors say doctor killed to feel a thrill the new. Joseph michael swango born october 21, 1954, tacoma, washington was a physician and american serial killer convicted of four murders, but is estimated to have been involved in as many as 60 fatal poisonings of his patients and colleagues.
John swango was an army officer, who served in the vietnam war. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and is serving that sentence at adx florence. Michael swango was sentenced to three life terms for his heinous crimes. When michael swango was a student at the southern illinois university school of medicine siu in the early 1980s, he took a special interest in dying patients. Arguably one of the most depraved medical serial killers in history, michael swango was a doctor from tacoma, washington who poisoned at least 30 of his patients and colleagues. Immediately download the michael swango summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching michael swango. The book follows records and stories of swango wherever he went from ohio, to illinois, to new york and south dakota. Under the appearance of a caring doctor, michael swango. Untouchable power corrupts, the new crime tv series, will air the case of dr. Swango seemed a godsend wherever he was hired to practice medicine.
Joseph michael swango born october 21, 1954, also known under the aliases david j. Using swango as a grisly case study for a larger and more common problem, stewart reveals just how easily dangerous or grossly. Michael swango was responsible for the fatal poisoning of roughly 60 patients, placing him among the most prolific serial killers in american history, but his crimes are not the most unsettling aspect of james b. Authorities believe he murdered up to 60 people and poisoned countless others, including coworkers, friends and his wife. Blind eye is a flatout horrifying nonfiction profile of michael swango.
The bizarre mix of brilliance and madness that would define michael swango began early in his life. Michael swango used to tell colleagues that his favorite movie was the. But dr michael swango, the subject of this meticulously researched and highly readable book, was a fully fledged psychopath who killed for the sheer thrill of it. Joseph michael swango born october 21, 1954 is an american licensed physician and an admitted serial killer. The doctor of death, michael kirk, david jackson adams, jack kirk, michael swan wanted for. Life of serial killer michael swango serial killers book 5. Raised in quincy, illinois, middlechild swango was considered by his mother to be the most academically gifted of the family. Joseph michael swango is a serial killer who, as a trusted doctor, had easy access to his victims. Wherever he was hiredin ohio, illinois, new york, south dakota michael swango at first seemed the model physician. It is also an elaborate journalistic reconstruction that has the fascination of an acutely observed and troubling novel. Since he the age of three, he had become fascinated with stories about violent deaths. The 60minute documentary will focus on how tenacious cops eventually brought these high profile criminals. In quincy, illinois a paramedic crew is struck down by a series of mysterious illnesses. Joseph michael swango, serial killer profile and biography.
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