My Take
Kristen Gilbert is one of those cases that genuinely disturbs me — not because it's sensational, but because of how mundane and trusted the setting was. A nurse at a VA medical center in Northampton, Massachusetts, she was convicted of murdering four patients and attempting to kill two others, injecting them with epinephrine to trigger cardiac arrests and then often stepping in to play hero during the emergencies she caused. The betrayal of trust here is staggering: veterans who survived wars, only to be killed by someone who was supposed to care for them. What makes Gilbert especially chilling is the calculated nature of it — this wasn't a breakdown, it was a pattern. She's serving four consecutive life sentences, and honestly, I can't think of a more fitting outcome.
Overview
Kristen Heather Gilbert (née Strickland; born November 13, 1967) is an American serial killer and former nurse who was convicted of four murders and two attempted murders of patients admitted to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Northampton, Massachusetts.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kristen Gilbert
- Name (Japanese)
- クリステン・ギルバート
- Reading
- くりすてん・ぎるばーと
- Born
- November 3, 1967 (age 58)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- nurse / serial killer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Groton-Dunstable Regional High School
- University
- Greenfield Community College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.