Kristen Gilbert

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.

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

Occupation

nurse / serial killer

High school

Groton-Dunstable Regional High School

University

Greenfield Community College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88

Tags

• Massachusetts
• nurse
• serial killer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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