November 29th, 1989. Geraldo Rivera on his namesake talk show brings us ‘Angels of Death’, this segment focusing on murderer Donald Harvey.
“…at on point his macabre death total went to 87, 87 patients he claims now to have murdered….we know he has killed scores of people.”
An interview with Donald in prison is shown, talking about how many people he killed at his first hospital and what happened next. He justifies his murders by claiming to have chosen patients with no chance of recovery.
Back in studio, we speak to Michael Pike, whose father was murdered by Donald Harvey. He claims a conspiratorial angle by the system in Cincinnati to avoid legal liability, as we hear the details of his father’s wrongful death.
Also heard from is reporter Pat Minarcin, who played a crucial role in uncovering the case.
Donald Harvey was confirmed to have killed at least 37 during his work in various hospitals. He died in 2017 while serving 28 life sentences.
This day, Geraldo’s television history.