Mind of a Monster: The Butcher Baker

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From 1989 to 1995, nurse Kristen Gilbert murdered four of her patients, attempted to murder two more and is suspected of killing dozens of others at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Massachusetts by injecting a hard to trace drug into their bloodstreams. Across six episodes, criminal psychologist Dr. Michelle Ward consults with detectives, journalists, victim’s families, and witnesses to dive deep into the case of Kristen Gilbert. Read more

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Episodes

Ep.5: Confession

10/21/2025 44:58Ep.4: The Investigation

10/14/2025 39:08 Ep.3: Ward C

10/07/2025 41:34Ep.2: The Angel of Death

09/30/2025 46:05Ep.1: Kristen Gilbert 

09/23/2025 38:56 Show all episodes

Our take on Mind of a Monster: The Butcher Baker podcast

In Mind of a Monster: The Butcher Baker, Michelle Ward cracks the chilling saga of Robert Hansen, Alaska's notorious predator. Each week, for 40 minutes, Ward, a seasoned criminal psychologist, guides us through the grim streets of 1980s Anchorage, where dancers vanished into thin air. The series is a deep dive into a case that rocked the oil boomtown, featuring interviews with survivors and experts and haunting recordings from Hansen himself. It's a stark, eye-opening journey into the heart of human darkness, led by a host with an impressive background in the psychology of crime. Mind of a Monster: The Butcher Baker is a true crime podcast by ID.