Serial Murderers and Their Victims 7th Edition by Eric W. Hickey - Test Bank

Serial Murderers and Their Victims 7th Edition by Eric W. Hickey – Test Bank

 

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. This offender was known as a reclusive individual who seldom spoke to his neighbors. His co-workers knew him as a man with a quick temper who sometimes threw medical charts and slammed his fist on counters or walls when summoned by patients. Patients were known to refuse meds because of their aversion to him.
2. Wayne Bleyle
3. John Riems
4. Harold Shipman
5. Donald Harvey

 

ANS: B           REF: 218

 

 

2. Which of the following IS NOT true regarding euthanasia?
3. It is still a crime in most states.
4. It originated in Asia.
5. It involves a medical provider trying to ease the suffering of a patient.
6. It involves a medical provider believing that letting a person die or assisting them in dying demonstrates mercy for the patient.

 

ANS: B           REF: 219

 

 

3. Yorker, et al., identified some typical scenarios in serial murder of patients by healthcare providers. Which is not typical?
4. the presence of a common injectable substance in post mortem
5. deaths that cluster on the night shift
6. epidemiologic studies linking presence of a specific care provider to increased likelihood of death
7. the sexual assault of the patient

 

ANS: D           REF: 219

 

 

4. According to Yorker, et al., what is the most common way to kill?
5. injections
6. pills
7. inhalants
8. suppositories

 

ANS: A           REF: 219

 

 

5. According to Yorker, et al., where do most healthcare-related murders occur?
6. in hospital settings
7. in patients’ homes
8. in local clinics
9. in ambulances

 

ANS: A           REF: 219

 

 

6. In their study of 90 cases of serial murder, Yorker, et al., found that 86 percent of their cases involved nursing personnel and that women were involved in ____ percent of the cases.
7. 82
8. Less than 30
9. 55
10. 49

 

ANS: C           REF: 219

 

 

7. What was Heinrich Gross also known as?
8. Dr. Grotesque
9. Dr. Death
10. Dr. Golem
11. Dr. Vomit

 

ANS: D           REF: 219

 

 

8. Which of the following is not true regarding Harold Shipman?
9. He came from a wealthy aristocratic background.
10. His father was a lorry driver.
11. His family lived in a small house in Nottingham.
12. His mother died sitting in her armchair.

 

ANS: A           REF: 220

 

 

9. Harold Shipman was convicted of killing how many victims?
10. Between 200 and 300.
11. 23
12. 15
13. Less than 10

 

ANS: B           REF: 220

 

 

10. What are healthcare providers who murder often diagnosed with?
11. bipolar disorder
12. major depressive disorder
13. body dysmorphic disorder
14. Munchausen syndrome

 

ANS: D           REF: 220

 

 

11. What sorts of murders are trademarks of place-specific killers?
12. dutiful, regular, and methodical
13. violent and gory
14. feature well-hidden corpses
15. have victims who are the same sex

 

ANS: A           REF: 221

 

 

12. How did the Third Reich refer to children with defective genes?
13. useless citizens
14. white inferiority
15. white liars
16. useless eaters

 

ANS: D           REF: 222

 

 

13. This killer managed to avoid punishment and was even awarded prestigious honors for his research. He became an expert on the pathology of mental illness and, after the war, lectured and became an expert court witness in thousands of criminal cases.
14. Charles Cullen
15. Wayne Bleyle
16. Efren Saldivar
17. Heinrich Gross

 

ANS: D           REF: 222

 

 

14. The Yorker study found that most healthcare providers who committed murders came from which states?
15. Illinois, Kentucky, and Florida
16. California, Hawaii, Florida, and Georgia
17. New York, Alabama, California, and Illinois
18. California, Texas, Michigan, and Florida

 

ANS: D           REF: 225

 

 

15. What is one area that geographic profiling is not designed to address?
16. gender-specific murder
17. place-specific murder
18. disorder-specific murder
19. character-specific murder

 

ANS: B           REF: 225

 

 

16. What are offenders who kill family or relatives called?
17. angels of death
18. black widows
19. demons of death
20. brown recluses

 

ANS: B           REF: 225

 

 

17. What is true regarding “place-specific” killers?
18. Nearly half are male offenders.
19. They are not stay-at-home killers.
20. Nearly one third have dumpsites for bodies.
21. Nearly all have dumpsites for bodies.

 

ANS: A           REF: 225

 

 

18. Charles Cullen confessed to the murders of how many patients over a period of 16 years?
19. 40
20. 13
21. 2
22. over 20

 

ANS: A           REF: 226

 

 

19. At the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children in Ontario, Canada, dozens of infants were believed to have been killed with overdoses of what drug?
20. pavulon
21. succinylcholine chloride
22. morphine
23. digoxin

 

ANS: D           REF: 226

 

 

20. This sophisticated drug used in some murders is difficult to detect once the body has been prepared for burial.
21. oxycodone
22. morphine
23. caffeine
24. potassium chloride

 

ANS: D           REF: 226

 

 

21. This offender was a respiratory therapist for nine years. He confessed to killing dozens of terminally ill patients over 10 years. He claimed to be an “angel of death” who had killed as many as 200 victims.
22. Charles Cullen
23. Efren Saldivar
24. Donald Harvey
25. George Clooney

 

ANS: B           REF: 227

 

 

22. Why are offenders who kill in hospitals and nursing homes not easy to identify?
23. They do not attract media attention.
24. They are loud killers who go about performing their tasks poorly.
25. They are unfriendly and cold.
26. They are outwardly dispassionate.

 

ANS: A           REF: 228

 

 

23. Why do hospitals and nursing homes fall prey to healthcare killers, even after they have been terminated from a previous job?
24. They tend to be charming and good-looking.
25. Their references are seldom checked.
26. Hospital and nursing-home administrators are lazy.
27. The job isn’t that important.

 

ANS: B           REF: 228

 

 

24. This “angel of death” started killing when he/she turned 18 and began working as a nurse’s aide at Mary Mount Hospital in Laurel County, Kentucky. He/she first killed an aunt, then committed what he/she referred to as “accidental homicides,” followed by 10 or more patient deaths.
25. Kristen Gilbert
26. Dolores Claiborne
27. Filipina Narciso
28. Donald Harvey

 

ANS: D           REF: 229

 

 

25. After Donald Harvey was arrested, what was found among his possessions?
26. a letter to one of the victims expressing his remorse
27. a list of victims yet to be killed
28. pictures of all his victims
29. a Bible with passages about murder underlined

 

ANS: B           REF: 229

 

 

26. Kristen Gilbert is believed to have injected her patients with large doses of this drug, causing their hearts to beat rapidly and uncontrollably.
27. adrenaline
28. digoxin
29. morphine
30. potassium chloride

 

ANS: A           REF: 230

 

 

27. Convicted of giving an 89-year-old patient a heart–stopping chemical, this offender received 17 years for her conviction.
28. Genene Jones
29. Terri Rachals
30. Kristen Gilbert
31. Jane Fonda

 

ANS: B           REF: 231

 

 

28. This drug was used by Genene Jones in the murder of 15-month-old Chelsea McClellan.
29. potassium chloride
30. adrenaline
31. cyanide
32. succinylcholine

 

ANS: D           REF: 232

 

 

29. According to the text, what is believed to be Genene Jones’s motive for killing?
30. to draw attention to how lax hospitals are in their care
31. to take revenge on parents of children who were rude to the nursing staff
32. a need to prove there were enough sick children to justify construction of a pediatric intensive-care unit in Kerrville, Texas
33. thrill-seeking

 

ANS: C           REF: 232

 

 

30. Which is not a red flag that may signal suspicious activity in hospitals, hospices, and nursing homes?
31. The family was at the patient’s bedside at the time of death.
32. Fellow employees often report allegations to investigators, not management.
33. There are no eyewitness to the crime.
34. The weapon of choice is usually a sudden death chemical readily available on the ward and often considered non-detectable or not checked at autopsy.

 

ANS: A           REF: 230-232

 

 

 

TRUE/FALSE

 

1. Every year in the United States, about 80,000 persons die in hospitals unrelated to the reasons for which they entered hospital care.

 

ANS: T           REF: 217

 

 

2. The most prolific, documented serial killer ever in all of Europe is Heinrich Gross.

 

ANS: F           REF: 218

 

 

3. According to the Yorker study, nurse’s aides were more likely to suffocate, use poisons, or administer oral medications.

 

ANS: T           REF: 220

 

 

4. Killers who work in the health care industry are seldom lust killers.

 

ANS: T           REF: 221

 

 

5. Healthcare killers meet the general criteria for serial killing except for the stereotypic element of violence.

 

ANS: T           REF: 225

 

 

COMPLETION

 

1. In some cases, suspicions are aroused because patients suffer multiple _____ and the resuscitation rate is unusually high.

 

ANS: cardiopulmonary arrests       REF: 219

 

 

2. One investigator described _____ as “…the dullest serial killer I have ever met.”

 

ANS: Harold Shipman        REF: 221

 

 

3. Often _____ are not performed when a death occurs under the care of an attending physician.

 

ANS: autopsies        REF: 227

 

 

4. Succinylcholine, a relatively undetectable drug, is used as an _____ to relax muscles during surgery.

 

ANS: anesthetic       REF: 228

 

 

5. Serial killers usually seek out those _____ than themselves.

 

ANS: less powerful  REF: 228

 

 

ESSAY

 

1. Why was Harold Shipman the most prolific documented serial killer in Europe? In your opinion, what factors made this possible?

 

REF: 218

 

 

2. Discuss reasons that Yorker, et al., excluded authentic euthanasia from their study.

 

REF: 219

 

 

3. Analyze why, at one time, healthcare providers who killed their patients were excluded from being classified as serial killers.

 

REF: 225