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Doctoring the Truth

Jenne Tunnell and Amanda House

Welcome to Doctoring the Truth, a podcast where two dedicated audiologists dissect the world of healthcare gone rogue. Explore jaw-dropping stories of medical malfeasance, nefariousness, and shocking breaches of trust. The episodes provide deep dives that latch onto your curiosity and conscience. It"s a podcast for truth-seekers craving true crime, clinical insights, and a dash of humor.

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All Episodes

60:40

Ep 47-Fatal Mismatch: A Transplant Tragedy

Doctoring the Truth ·

2026/01/02

Send us a text A teenage girl crosses a border for a chance at life—and loses it to a mistake so basic it should have been impossible. We dive into the case of Jesica Santillán, the 17-year-old who received an incompatible heart-lung transplant, and trace how a single missed safeguard exposed cracks across donor services, hospital protocols, and communication chains. This isn’t a story about rare complications or experimental risk; it’s about the simplest check in medicine—blood type matching...

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71:13

Ep 46-Don't Die: Bryan Johnson and Longevity Science

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2025/12/26

Send us a text A cookie-fueled cold open gives way to one of the thorniest questions in modern medicine: are we getting healthier, or just better at making numbers look good? Using Brian Johnson’s “Blueprint” as a case study, we unpack the science behind epigenetic clocks, the appeal of tight control, and the lesson medicine keeps relearning—lowering a risky marker isn’t the same as improving a life. We trace hard-won examples from ICU glucose control to HRT and anti-arrhythmics, then map tha...

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63:01

Ep 45-Bristol’s Broken Heart Unit and the Dangers of...

Doctoring the Truth ·

2025/12/19

Send us a text A newborn’s first breaths should be a promise. For too many families in Bristol during the 1980s and 1990s, that promise was broken by a system that mistook confidence for competence. We walk through how a respected pediatric cardiac unit drifted into preventable tragedy—where prolonged surgeries, poor post-op pathways, and a “club culture” sidelined data, silenced concerns, and cost lives. Then we connect the dots to the reforms that followed: centralizing complex surgery, rai...

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65:26

Ep 44-Moose, Murder, And Medicine: The Attack of a...

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2025/12/12

Send us a text A quiet clinic. A calm voice in the hall. Then the shots that shattered a July morning in Petaluma, California. We follow the life and death stakes behind headlines: a breast cancer survivor seeking reconstruction, a competent surgeon navigating a fraught era of silicone implant fear, and the slow, chilling arc from anxious follow-ups to a fixed narrative of betrayal. We also step back to consider what safety looks like now. AI-assisted mammography is catching more interval c...

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70:27

Ep 43-Vengeful Pathologist: the Murderous Anthony...

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2025/12/05

Send us a text A failed residency, a brittle ego, and years of simmering resentment—then two brutal double homicides that stunned Omaha. We unpack the Anthony Garcia case from the beginning, starting with his trajectory through medical school and pathology training at Creighton, the evaluations that documented poor judgment and disruptive behavior, and the dismissal that he interpreted as sabotage. What follows is a meticulous, evidence‑driven breakdown of how a professional grudge turned int...

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63:54

Ep 42-Ruby McCollum And The Price Of Survival

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2025/11/28

Send us a text A snowstorm, a noisy house full of pets, and then a hard turn into a story that still shakes the walls of medicine and justice: Ruby McCollum. We walk through Ruby’s path from a disciplined childhood in segregated Florida to a marriage that brought visibility and risk through the Bolita economy. When a respected physician blurred professional lines and used social power to control her body, Ruby learned to live in two worlds—outward composure and private calculation. Years late...

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57:58

Ep 41-No More Pizza Parties: Fix the System, Support...

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2025/11/21

Send us a text Sirens fade, charts close, and the questions linger: who cares for the caregivers when the system won’t? We share the life and legacy of Dr. Lorna Breen, a brilliant emergency physician whose dedication collided with an unprecedented crisis. Her story opens the door to a candid conversation about moral injury, burnout, and the quiet barriers that keep clinicians from seeking help when they need it most. This is a conversation for anyone who’s ever carried the weight of the job...

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49:01

Re-release: Ep 39-Crimes On Ward Four-the Devastating...

Doctoring the Truth ·

2025/11/14

Send us a text The scariest villains don’t lurk in shadows; they wear scrubs, speak softly, and learn your child’s name. We return to the Beverly Allitt case and follow the tight trail from confusion to certainty: unexplained pediatric collapses, careful interviews, and the lab result that cracked it open—insulin present with no C peptide, a forensic fingerprint of injection. That single biochemical detail reframed the entire investigation, linking opportunity, access, and intention in a way ...

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71:49

Ep 40-Who Owns The Body: The One Who Cuts Or The One...

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2025/11/14

Send us a text A knife that could take a leg in thirty seconds, a theater packed with spectators, and a patient who never got a say—our journey begins with Robert Liston, the unrivaled speed surgeon of the nineteenth century. From there we follow the messy, gripping path from pain-as-proof to consent-as-right, revealing how anesthesia muted screams without restoring voice, and how courts, scandals, and patient advocates forced medicine to listen. If this conversation challenged your thinkin...

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48:49

Ep 39-Crimes On Ward Four-the Devastating Murders of...

Doctoring the Truth ·

2025/11/07

Send us a text The scariest villains don’t lurk in shadows; they wear scrubs, speak softly, and learn your child’s name. We return to the Beverly Allitt case and follow the tight trail from confusion to certainty: unexplained pediatric collapses, careful interviews, and the lab result that cracked it open—insulin present with no C peptide, a forensic fingerprint of injection. That single biochemical detail reframed the entire investigation, linking opportunity, access, and intention in a way ...

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51:03

Ep 38-Ghastly Godmother: The Horrifying Murders of a...

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2025/11/01

Send us a text A bright Children’s Ward. A reassuring nurse. Then a surge of cardiac arrests, hypoglycemia, and near-fatal collapses that no one could neatly explain. We step inside Grantham and Casteven Hospitals in the early ’90s to trace how a pattern of harm unfolded in plain sight—and how a trusted caregiver leveraged chaos, night shifts, and parental trust to stay close to the sickest children. Listen now for a careful, victim-centered retelling that honors families, examines systemic g...

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80:39

Ep 37-The Naughty Nose Doc, Feat. "Don't Call Me...

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2025/10/24

Send us a text A marble‑and‑steel clinic, an in‑office CT scanner, and a surgeon who promised fast fixes for every sinus woe—then a trail of lawsuits, a vanished yacht guest list, and a fugitive life in the Alps. We pull back the curtain on the “Nose Doc” saga with Shannon, a seasoned ENT PA who explains what ethical sinus care really looks like and how this case veered so far from it. From love‑bombed romance to a billboard‑driven patient pipeline, the story moves from glossy branding into t...

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53:23

Ep 36-Arsenic and Double Indemnity

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2025/10/15

Send us a text A tailor’s back room, a bottle of “powder,” and a stack of insurance forms—our step-by-step tour of Philadelphia’s 1930s arsenic ring reveals how murder became a business, cloaked in folk magic and legitimized by paperwork. We start with a misdiagnosed “pneumonia,” follow the paper trail through forged signatures and overlapping policies, and watch a would-be hitman flip the script with the Secret Service. From sandbags meant to mimic brain hemorrhages to a spiritualist selling...

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74:09

Ep 35-Milk of Amnesia, Michael Jackson's Killer

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2025/10/08

Send us a text A panicked phone call, a birthday detour, and an orange tree set the stage for a darker question we can’t ignore: what happens when medicine bends to fame? We trace Michael Jackson’s path from Gary’s crowded rooms to global icon, then into the sleepless spiral that ended with propofol in a mansion and a 20-minute delay that medicine cannot forgive. Support the show Don't miss a (heart) beat! Check out our Instagram @doctoringthetruthpodcast and email us your Medical Mish...

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67:20

Ep 34-Caregiver Con: No Body, No Crime?

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2025/10/01

Send us a text A brake-slam on a country road sets the tone for an hour where trust, timing, and tiny choices change everything. We start with a heart-pounding near-miss and pivot into the disappearance of Gerald “Jerry” Rayborn—an 89-year-old father and WWII veteran whose caregiver, praised as an “angel,” quietly turned access into control and control into a financial and personal erasure. Resources: Times of San Diego NBC San Diego Case Law Aleida Law Cinemaholic CBS 8 Mis...

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71:32

Ep 33-The Original Doctor Death: Harold Shipman

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2025/09/24

Send us a text What happens when the person you trust most with your life becomes your executioner? In this chilling episode, we unravel the disturbing case of Dr. Harold Shipman, the most prolific serial killer in modern history, whose medical license became his perfect disguise for murder. Harold Shipman wasn't lurking in shadows or breaking into homes at night. He was a respected family doctor in the small English town of Hyde, invited into living rooms, offered cups of tea, and trusted i...

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53:46

Ep 32-Lethal Obsession: A Nurse's Deadly Revenge

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2025/09/17

Send us a text When 24-year-old Michelle Herndon was found dead in her Gainesville home, nothing seemed immediately amiss. No signs of struggle, no forced entry – just a vibrant young woman inexplicably gone. But a single empty bathroom trash can would unravel a disturbing case of obsession, betrayal, and medical knowledge turned deadly. This case stands as a haunting reminder of how specialized knowledge can become weaponized in the hands of someone with wounded pride and access to dangerou...

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67:12

Ep 31-Aw Snap! Another Sociopathic Surgeon! (Part 2)

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2025/09/11

Send us a text What happens when the person wearing the white coat is more dangerous than the disease they claim to treat? The horrifying saga of Dr. Anthony Pignataro reveals how a man with fabricated credentials and failed medical training managed to operate on unsuspecting patients from a makeshift basement surgery room. Born into medical privilege but lacking any genuine talent, Pignataro constructed an elaborate house of cards—forged diplomas, exaggerated abilities, and a bizarre claim ...

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62:29

Ep 30-Oh Snap! Another Sociopathic Surgeon! (Part 1)

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2025/09/03

Send us a text Anthony Pignataro exemplifies narcissistic personality disorder in medicine, using forged credentials and manipulation to practice despite repeatedly failing residencies and harming patients. His story reveals how narcissism and hubris in healthcare can lead to devastating consequences when warning signs are ignored, and systems fail to protect patients. Join us next week for part two of this shocking case, where we'll reveal more of Anthony's victims, the investigations that ...

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72:15

Ep 29-Dating Apps and Deadly Deception: The Doctor...

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2025/08/27

Send us a text Stephen Matthews appeared to be the perfect catch on dating apps - successful doctor, dog owner, outdoor enthusiast. But behind this carefully crafted image lurked a calculated predator who drugged and assaulted multiple women after gaining their trust. The hosts dive deep into this disturbing case where Matthews used his medical credentials as a shield, with one victim stating plainly: "The only reason I felt safe going on a date with him was because he was a doctor." Resource...

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