Dossier
Sylvia Busch
Coverage of Sylvia Busch in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Serial killer’ German doctor given life sentence for 15 murders
A German palliative care doctor was sentenced to life in prison for murdering 15 people with lethal sedatives and is under investigation for over 70 additional deaths. The court described him as a 'serial killer' driven by a 'lust for murder' and banned him from practicing medicine.
- Berlin court sentences ‘serial killer’ doctor to life in prison for 15 murders
A German palliative care doctor was sentenced to life in prison for murdering 15 people with lethal sedatives between September 2021 and July 2024. The court in Berlin convicted him of 12 women and three men, but investigations continue for potential additional crimes.