Another notable example of IVT selection would undoubtedly be the case of nurse’s aides Gwen Graham and Catherine Wood, who initially selected victims according to the first letter of their surname so that they could spell MURDER in the patients’ records.
Ramsland (2007, p. 80) reports that Graham and Wood wanted to be ‘bonded forever’, and each death added one day to their ‘forever’. When Graham tried to kill an elderly man whose surname matched their IVT, the patient fought back, preventing Graham from murdering the target (Newton, 2006). Their plan was abandoned: they altered their plan by targeting elderly female victims who were unlikely to fight back (Ramsland, 2007).
Curiously, none of the victims reported the incident, and Graham made
Ramsland (2007, p. 80) reports that Graham and Wood wanted to be ‘bonded forever’, and each death added one day to their ‘forever’. When Graham tried to kill an elderly man whose surname matched their IVT, the patient fought back, preventing Graham from murdering the target (Newton, 2006). Their plan was abandoned: they altered their plan by targeting elderly female victims who were unlikely to fight back (Ramsland, 2007).
Curiously, none of the victims reported the incident, and Graham made