You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. There was a problem getting your location. Prosecutors read lurid passages from Swango's notebook, describing the joy he felt during his crimes. As evidence of later wrongdoing accumulated in Stewart's files, he found the emerging scenario hard to accept. It was weird, Rosenthal thought. This browser does not support getting your location. , money, salary, income, and assets. Swango was born in Tacoma, Washington and raised in Quincy, Illinois, the middle child of Muriel and John Virgil Swango. Later, it emerged that OSU officials feared that Swango would sue if he were fired without cause, and resolved to quietly push him out of the hospital as soon as possible after his internship ended. His story was featured in an episode of Justice Files on the Discovery Channel, and he was subsequently fired from Stanford, but he managed to get out of AMAs radar. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. describes a professional hierarchy where doctors repeatedly accept the word of fellow physicians over that of nurses, hospital employees, and patientseven as horrible truths begin to emerge. [16] At his sentencing hearing, Swango admitted to causing three murders, lying about his role in causing a fourth death, and lying about his 1985 conviction.[18]. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. He fled to Atlanta and took up a job as a chemist, but an FBI warning led his employer to fire him. The FBI obtained a warrant charging Swango with using fraudulent credentials to gain entry to a Veterans Affairs hospital. As an officer in the U.S. Army, his father served in the Vietnam War and was listed in Who's Who in Government 1972-1973. Each time, Swango had been the floor intern. "Swangoing," the noun, or "to Swango," the verb, described the practice of racing into the hall and cramming between tests.Swango was notorious not only for his test-taking regimen. Demand for doctors was so strong that lucrative careers awaited med school graduates. After his landlady became sick, forensic analysis of her hair confirmed toxic levels of arsenic, which prompted Zimbabwe CID to pass the information through Interpol to the FBI. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Jerome E. Groopman The Wall Street Journal Stewart tells a riveting tale of terror, a true page-turner. He thought Swango's patient write-ups were close to perfect.Wacaser was one of several Springfield doctors in private practice who also served as clinical instructors. While he worked in Rhodes Hall at OSU, nurses noticed that apparently healthy patients began dying mysteriously with alarming frequency. [3] During high school, he played clarinet in the band. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. The younger Swango enjoyed being at the scene of gruesome diasters as a paramedic, was obsessed with firearms and kept a small arsenal at home, and dwelled on news reports of mass murder, such as the July 1984 shooting spree at a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, California.". It is also a scathing indictment of some in the insular medical community who willfully, blindly, unwittingly, inadvertently or recklessly protected one of their own. Geni requires JavaScript! Eventually, the school allowed him to graduate one year after his entering classmates, on condition that he repeat the OB/GYN rotation and complete several assignments in other specialties. [2] Kinney went back to Virginia soon afterward after suffering from violent migraines. Because of her considerable clinical expertise, Thomesen was able to review documents and evidence and give a criminal profile of Swango, along with her assessment of why he had committed such crimes. He turned out the lights and noticed that another window in the adjacent dorm was still brightly lit.It was Rosenthal's classmate Michael Swango, wearing military fatigue pants and doing jumping jacks. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. He was valedictorian of his 1972 Quincy Catholic Boys High School class. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Family (2) See also Other Works | Publicity Listings | Official Sites View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro Getting Started | Contributor Zone : With his near-perfect grades at the more competitive Millikin and his outstanding high school record, Swango must have been one of the college's top applicants. The FBI believes he may be responsible for as many as 60 deaths, which would make him one of the most prolific serial killers in American history. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Yet he filed complete H & P's. The family constantly relocated because of his fathers job, but finally settled in Quincy, Illinois in 1968. Drag images here or select from your computer for COL John Virgil Swango memorial. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. But Rosenthal ended up having very little contact with his partner. As his reputation at Stanford grew, he aspired to join the American Medical Association (AMA), which, via a thorough background check, came to know about his conviction in poisoning. - He played the clarinet and was top of his class at Quincy Catholic Boys High School of 1972. Reviewed in Italy on September 18, 2017. He was forced out after being caught working on a scrapbook of disasters on work time. Their scorching, sensual affair ended in, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLSER This is vintage Wambaugh, a rollicking and ribald tale, laced with black humor.The San Diego Union-TribuneHarbor cops Fortney and Leeds, Each wears his cynicism like a bulletproof jockstrapeach has his horror story, his bad dream, his nightshriek. He was sentenced in 2000 to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, and is serving his sentence at ADX Florence at his own request. Michael Swango (Joseph Michael Swango) was born on 21 October, 1954 in Tacoma, Washington, United States, is an American physician and serial killer. On August 23, 1985, Swango was convicted of aggravated battery for poisoning co-workers. "Do you think it was just coincidence?" One member of the class had to repeat the first year, and one person flunked out, but when the rest of the class moved on to the second year in Springfield, Swango was among them.The central Illinois city of Springfield, with a population just over 100,000, seems a metropolis compared with Carbondale. Relive the sensuality, the romance, and the drama of Fifty Shades Freedthe love story that enthralled millions of readers around the worldthrough the thoughts, reflections, and dreams of, E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe. He would brook no criticism of Swango's alleged haste, sloppy habits, or indifference to patient care. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. [15], Additionally, prosecutors found evidence that Swango lied about the death of Cynthia Ann McGee, a patient he treated during his internship at OSU. Stewart has produced an extraordinary book. John lived in 1850, at address, Kentucky. He should have been asleep. Hamilton, Business Week Blind Eye is a flat-out horrifying nonfiction profile of Michael SwangoStewart is an excellent writer and reporterThis is a brave and passionate book. There was a problem loading your book clubs. He participated in a whirlwind of extracurricular activities: he was a class officer, and served on the student council, yearbook, and newspaper staffs.His main interest mirrored his mother's love of music. By that time, Swango had fled the country. On July 11, 2000, less than a week before he was due to be released from prison on the fraud charge, federal prosecutors on Long Island filed a criminal complaint charging Swango with three counts of murder, one count of assault and one count each of false statements, mail fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Muriel Swango. Swango dropped out of sight until mid-1994, when the FBI found out he was living in Atlanta and working as a chemist at a computer equipment company's wastewater facility. One of the first clinical assignments medical students receive is to take histories and perform physicals "H & P's" on hospital patients. Millikin's music department was highly regarded in Illinois, and was considered the school's strongest department.As he had in high school, Swango excelled academically at Millikin, earning nearly perfect grades during his first two years. He painted his old Ford Fairlane in camouflage olive green. During his suspension, Swango hired lawyer David Coltart to enable him to return to clinical practice. "Muriel proudly reported to family members that Michael had been accepted at several medical schools. No Import Fees Deposit & $11.44 Shipping to Netherlands. A former Page-One editor at The Wall Street Journal, Stewart won a Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. [2], In July 1984, Swango returned to Quincy and began working as an emergency medical technician with the Adams County Ambulance Corps even though he had been fired from an ambulance service in Springfield for making a heart patient drive to the hospital. That summer, he enlisted in the Marines, and didn't return for his junior year. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Around this time, Swango met Kristin Lynn Kinney, a nurse at Riverside Hospital. Swango's assignment was the hip and buttock region, including the gluteus muscles.Students had keys to the anatomy lab and could come and go on their own time. Still, competition for internships and residencies is intense. Steve Twedt Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Stewart has produced an extraordinary book. In July 1984, Swango returned to Quincy and began working as an emergency medical technician with the Adams County Ambulance Corps even though he had been fired from an ambulance service in Springfield for making a heart patient drive to the hospital. ). The facts gathered by Stewart are compelling. A scathing review by law school dean James Meeks concluded that the hospital should have called in the police, and also revealed several glaring shortcomings in its initial investigation of Swango. Gripping and horrifying warning of the need for oversight, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2018. "Double-O Swango" meant License to Kill.Copyright 1999 James B. Stewart. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. With the prodigious investigative reporting that has defined his Pulitzer Prizewinning career, James B. Stewart has tracked down survivors, relatives of victims, and shaken coworkers to unearth the evidence that may finally lead to Swangos conviction. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. (Richard Kerkering, Muriel's son from a previous marriage, lived with his father.) On a form he submitted to the college's public information office, he falsely claimed that he had received both a Bronze Star for heroism in combat, and a Purple Heart for combat wounds during his relatively brief tenure as a Marine.Swango was an outstanding student at Quincy College. based on information from your browser. [12], Since the latest Swango incident took place at a Veterans Affairs facility, federal authorities got involved. Mother. John Virgil Swango was born on August 26, 1914 in Quincy, Illinois, USA. He had transformed the hip region of his cadaver into an unrecognizable mess of tangled flesh and bone. But Swango never came in during the day or evening, preferring to work on his dissection after midnight, when the lab was usually deserted. James B. Stewart's Blind Eye is a persuasive case against Dr. Michael Swango. Learn more about merges. A 1972 yearbook picture shows Michael in his band uniform, smiling, with tousled blond hair. The sedative caused him to lapse into a coma, and Harris died on November 9, 1993. He then joined Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois with a full music scholarship and maintained top grades for the first two years. Bob and John were educated at public schools, but largely at the insistence of his mother, who recognized that he was academically gifted Michael was enrolled in Christian Brothers High School. Michael Swango attended Quincy Catholic Boys High School, where he was valedictorian of his 1972 class and played clarinet in the school band Quincy Notre Dame. His personnel record states that he entered the service at St. Louis, attended administrative procedures courses at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and Washington, D.C., and was working at Camp Lejeune in 1976, when he received an honorable discharge. In 1965,. Once again, his patients began dying for no explicable reason. We encourage you to research and examine . This was the case not just at the country's most prestigious institutions, but also at newer, less well-known medical schools such as Southern Illinois University. He was sentenced in 2000 to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole, and is serving that sentence at the ADX Florence supermax prison near Florence, Colorado. Joseph Michael Swango was born on October 21, 1954 in Tacoma, Washington to Muriel and John Virgil Swango. Actually, he served only two years of the five year sentence. Swango's father was a career U.S. Army officer who served in the Vietnam War and was troubled by alcoholism. The family suffered from the alcoholic abuse of the father. In other words, Stewart does the work that hospital administrators and supervising physicians in Ohio, South Dakota, and New York should have done. 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