{"product_id":"the-death-shift-nurse-genene-jones-and-the-texas-baby-murders-updated-and-revised-9781635764505","title":"The Death Shift: Nurse Genene Jones and the Texas Baby Murders (Updated and Revised)","description":"\u003cb\u003eUpdated with dramatic developments and multiple new murder \u003cbr\u003echarges-the classic account of arguably the most shocking and insidious \u003cbr\u003ecase in the history of medicine: the crimes of one nurse that were \u003cbr\u003ehidden by a hospital for years.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1980, and Genene Jones is working the 3 to 11 PM shift in the \u003cbr\u003epediatric ICU in San Antonio's county hospital. As weeks go by, infants \u003cbr\u003eunder her care begin experiencing unexpected complications--and death--in \u003cbr\u003ealarming numbers, prompting rumors that there is a murderer among the \u003cbr\u003estaff. Her eight-hour shift came to be called \"the death shift.\" This \u003cbr\u003estrange epidemic continued unabated for more than a year, before Jones \u003cbr\u003ewas quietly sent off--with a good recommendation--to a rural pediatric \u003cbr\u003eclinic. There, eight children under her care mysteriously stopped \u003cbr\u003ebreathing--and a 15-month-old baby girl died. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn May 1983, Jones was finally arrested, leading to a pair of trials that \u003cbr\u003erevealed not only her deeply disturbed mind and a willingness to kill, \u003cbr\u003ebut a desire to \"play God\" with the lives of the children under her \u003cbr\u003ecare. More shocking still, it was discovered that the hospital had \u003cbr\u003eshredded records and remained silent about Jones's horrific deeds, \u003cbr\u003eobscuring the full extent of her spree and prompting grieving parents to\u003cbr\u003e ask: Why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElkind chronicles Jones's rampage, the desperate investigations of what \u003cbr\u003ehappened--including those that led to five new murder charges decades \u003cbr\u003elater--and the chilling aftermath of one of the most horrific string of \u003cbr\u003ecrimes in America, while also turning his piercing gaze onto those \u003cbr\u003eresponsible for its cover-up. \u003ci\u003eThe Death Shift\u003c\/i\u003e is a tale with \u003cbr\u003especial relevance years after her conviction, as prosecutors, distraught\u003cbr\u003e parents, and victims' advocates struggled and ultimately triumphed to \u003cbr\u003ekeep Jones behind bars, despite her scheduled mandatory release from a \u003cbr\u003eTexas prison in early 2018.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElkind, Peter:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Peter Elkind, senior reporter at \u003ci\u003eProPublica\u003c\/i\u003e, is an award-winning investigative journalist and co-author of the national bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eClient 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He was also associate editor at \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and an editor of the \u003ci\u003eDallas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. Elkind has been a guest on numerous radio and television programs, including The Today Show, Nightline, CNN Newsnight, and The Charlie Rose Show. Elkind graduated from Princeton University in 1980 and now lives with his family in Fort Worth, Texas.","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383519613202,"sku":"9781635764505","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_084a6dcb-295b-4beb-926f-69faecccd02b.jpg?v=1728784073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-death-shift-nurse-genene-jones-and-the-texas-baby-murders-updated-and-revised-9781635764505","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}