Pa. Nurse Sentenced to Life After Pleading Guilty to Killing Patients with Fatal Insulin Doses: 'Pure Evil'

Heather Pressdee pleaded guilty to administering lethal and potentially lethal doses of insulin to 22 patients

A former Pennsylvania nurse has been sentenced to life after pleading guilty to killing and attempting to kill multiple patients with lethal doses of insulin.

On Thursday, May 2, Heather Pressdee, 41, of Natrona Heights, was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, and 19 counts of criminal attempt to commit murder, Attorney General Michelle Henry said in a press release.

Pressdee, who has been incarcerated since her arrest in May 2023, pleaded guilty to "administering lethal and potentially lethal doses of insulin to 22 patients at facilities in Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, and Westmoreland counties, beginning in 2020," per Henry's release.

According to the Associated Press, the victims' ages range from 43 to 104.

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A Butler County Judge handed Pressdee life sentences for three counts of first-degree murder, as well as sentencing the former nurse to 380 to 760 years of consecutive incarceration for the 19 counts of criminal attempt to commit murder.

“The defendant used her position of trust as a means to poison patients who depended on her for care,” Attorney General Henry said in a statement shared via the release.

“This plea and life sentence will not bring back the lives lost, but it will ensure Heather Pressdee never has another opportunity to inflict further harm," the message added.

"I offer my sincere sympathy to all who have suffered at this defendant’s hands," Henry added, sharing a photo of the victims on X (formerly known as Twitter).

"I commend my agents and investigators, and assisting agencies, who meticulously worked this investigation to uncover the defendant’s terrible acts,” Henry concluded.

One speaker said of Pressdee in court, “She is not sick. She is not insane. She is evil personified... I looked into the face of Satan myself the morning she killed my father,” per the AP.

Multiple family members of the victims spoke out during the hearing. Nick Cymbol was one of the patients Pressdee pleaded guilty to killing at Sunnyview Nursing Home in Butler, KDKA reported.

Cymbol's sister, Melinda Brown, called the former nurse "pure evil," adding: "There's no justice for this. We'll get justice when she meets her maker," per the outlet.

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Pressdee also worked as a registered nurse at Quality Life Services in Chicora from May 23, 2022 until Nov. 28, 2022. In May 2023, PEOPLE reported she'd been accused of killing two patients — a 55-year-old man who died on Dec. 4, 2022 and an 83-year-old man who died on Dec. 25, 2022 — as well as hospitalizing a third 73-year-old alleged victim while working at the facility.

PEOPLE previously reported that since 2018, Pressdee had worked brief stints as a nurse at about 11 facilities, per a complaint. Authorities claimed they “identified a pattern of Pressdee being disciplined for abusive behavior towards patients and/or staff at each facility resulting in her resigning or being terminated.”

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