Nursing Aid Sentenced in Veterans Deaths
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center
“The monster that no one sees coming.” Been following the horrific story of a deranged nursing assistant accused of murdering elderly Vets in Clarksburg WVA:
Eggs sends us the news that the confessed murderess received her punishment.
Former nursing aide who admitted to killing 7 veterans with fatal doses of insulin sentenced to life in prison
A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday by a federal judge who called her “the monster that no one sees coming.” Reta Mays has a history of mental health issues, and offered no explanation Tuesday for why she killed the men.
But U.S. District Judge Thomas Kleeh told her “you knew what you were doing” before sentencing her to seven consecutive life terms, a punishment that means she’ll likely die in prison.
Mays, 46, pleaded guilty last year in federal court to seven counts of second-degree murder for intentionally injecting the men with unprescribed insulin at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg.
The deaths reportedly occurred in 2017 and 2018. The only possible upside is she will never breath another free breath; small consolation for the family and friends of her victims.
CBS News
Thanks, Eggs.
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Not the first time this has happened at the VA, probably wont be the last.
So, the VA hires people with a “history of mental health issues”. My index finger is twitching again.
In fairness, it’s also the largest healthcare system in the country… no system is perfect. They should, however, strive to be.
….and your point is?
…Don’t judge the entire system by a few bad actors.
Easy enough to see.
Just like we don’t judge all members of the military by the actions of those who kidnap children, or go on jihad at a military base.
Fair enough Greybeard. No rational person thinks the VA is solely responsible for the murder of seven veterans. But, IF the VA knowingly hired a person with “known mental health issues” to care for vulnerable elderly and suffering veterans – this deserves criticism and executive action regarding VA hiring policies.
Welp, let’s see. This murderous trash from hell is 46 now. Life in prison. Average age of death for females is in the ‘hood of 76? That means 30+ years at a cost of around 100K$ a year for a federal lockup with medical/shrink doc costs? I cypher that out to somewhere around 3 million more $ this skrunt gonna cost us. I gots several nice, short, pieces of hemp rope and some lengths of rusty “bob” wire I would be more than willing to donate to help send this bitch straight back to Hell so her worthless Soul can burn for all Eternity as she is ravaged by the Barb Co@k of Satan.
“Reta Mays has a history of mental health issues…”
And yet she was allowed to be near helpless veterans.
I believe this qualified for capital punishment. But in the current political climate, politics trump justice.
Perhaps she can continue her medical career in the prison infirmary? Earn her keep, so to speak.
First thing is to make sure all her shots are up to date.