A nurse known as the ‘Angel of Death’ is believed to have killed around 60 babies over a prolonged period of time. Genene Jones, a notorious serial killer in the United States, used her position of trust to target vulnerable infants and children while working in Texas hospitals in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Despite appearing caring and dedicated to her job, Jones was actually administering lethal doses of drugs to her young patients, causing them to go into cardiac arrest.
Her killing spree is thought to have started at Bexar County Hospital in San Antonio, where a series of unexplained deaths among pediatric patients raised suspicions among hospital staff. Jones later moved to a clinic in Kerrville, where more children tragically died under her care, including 15-month-old Chelsea McClellan, who became her final victim after being injected with a fatal dose of muscle relaxant.
Jones was apprehended after an autopsy on Chelsea revealed the presence of the deadly drug. During her trial in 1984, prosecutors portrayed her as a manipulative individual seeking attention by creating emergencies and then heroically intervening. She was swiftly convicted and sentenced to nearly a century in prison.
Despite being eligible for early release due to a Texas law, public outrage prompted a reinvestigation of her cases. In 2017, Jones was charged with the murder of another infant, Joshua Sawyer, and eventually pleaded guilty in 2020 to avoid the death penalty, receiving another life sentence. It is believed that Jones may have been responsible for the deaths of up to 60 infants, although the exact number remains uncertain due to missing records and destroyed evidence.
The motive behind Jones’s actions remains a mystery, with some speculating that she sought attention, while others believe she was drawn to the power of life and death. Currently in her seventies, Jones remains incarcerated in a Texas prison, showing little remorse for the immense suffering she caused. District Judge Frank J. Castro, during her 2020 sentencing, condemned her actions, stating that her crimes against defenseless babies were unforgivable and that true justice awaits her in the afterlife.