Doctor with "lust for murder" convicted in deaths of 15 patients
The doctor allegedly killed 12 women and three men between 2021 and 2024. He allegedly set fire to some of the victims' apartments to cover up the killings.
Updated on: July 8, 2026 / 9:06 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
A German palliative care doctor accused of killing 15 patients and described by prosecutors as having "a lust for murder" was convicted Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison.
On at least five occasions, he allegedly set fire to the victims' apartments to cover up the killings.
Presiding judge Sylvia Busch said the conviction for 15 murders may well be only a glimpse of his many crimes.
Prosecutors said during the proceedings that he was suspected of having killed more than 70 other people.