Pennsylvania nurse who gave patients lethal or possibly lethal insulin doses gets life in prison

A Pennsylvania nurse who administered lethal or potentially lethal doses of insulin to numerous patients has pleaded guilty to three counts of murder and other charges and been sentenced to life in prison. Forty-one-year-old Heather Pressdee was given three consecutive life sentences and another consecutive term of 380-760 years behind bars during a hearing Thursday in Butler, north of Pittsburgh. Prosecutors say she played a role in the deaths of at least 17 patients who lived in five health facilities in four counties between 2020 and 2023. Authorities say coworkers often questioned Pressdee’s conduct and said she frequently showed disdain for her patients and made derogatory comments about them.