What Is The Riverdell Hospital Accomplice?

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The Riverdell hospital was a small hospital located in New Jersey. One of the main doctors there was named Dr. Jascalevich and he held a very high reputation. When he performed surgeries he very rarely had people die and most people recovered after the operation. In 1966 some of his patients who had come out of surgery had begun to mysteriously die and nobody could find out why they died. Some people believe that he is behind it but he may have an accomplice.

On a Saturday afternoon 50 years ago, a 4-year-old New Jersey girl named Nancy Savino developed a stinging bellyache that prompted an ER visit to Riverdell, a small private hospital in Oradell, N.J., not far from her Bergen County home. She later went into surgery for appendicitis and

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