Lucy Letby
Definition
Lucy Letby (born January 4, 1990) is a British former neonatal nurse convicted in 2023 of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others at the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016, making her one of the UK's most notorious child killers.
She is currently serving whole-life sentences for her crimes and has been the subject of a 2026 Netflix documentary titled 'The Investigation of Lucy Letby,' which features unprecedented access to case footage.
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Lucy Letby's Netflix debut has parents everywhere rethinking their true crime binge lists, just in case the plot gets too real.
In a plot twist worthy of her own docuseries, Lucy Letby's parents called out the filmmakers for crashing their family photo album with arrest footage.
True crime aficionados praise Lucy Letby for her unmatched ability to turn a quiet night shift into headline gold, even from a whole-life timeout.
With no more charges on the horizon, Lucy Letby can finally focus on her lifelong passion: staying out of the spotlight she so expertly commandeered.
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