Reta Mays | |
|---|---|
| Born | Reta Phyllis Mays June 16, 1975 |
| Conviction(s) | Second degree murder (18 U.S.C. § 1111) (7 counts) Assault with intent to commit murder (18 U.S.C. § 113) |
| Criminal penalty | 7 life terms plus 20 years |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8+ |
Span of crimes | July 2017 – June 2018 |
| Country | United States |
| State(s) | West Virginia |
Date apprehended | July 14, 2020 |
| Imprisoned at | FCI Aliceville, Alabama[1] |
Reta Phyllis Mays (born June 16, 1975)[2] is an American serial killer who murdered at least seven elderly military veterans over a span of eleven months, between July 2017 and June 2018, by injecting them with lethal doses of insulin while she was employed as a nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Medical Center, in Clarksburg, West Virginia. On May 11, 2021, Mays was sentenced to seven consecutive life sentences for the murders, plus 20 years for one count of assault with intent to commit murder.[3]
- ^ "Convicted Serial Killer Reta Mays moved to Low-Security Prison out of State". WSAZ News Channel 3. June 18, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Harvey, Matt (May 16, 2021). "'I know that judgment will come one day': Veterans Affairs hospital serial killer gets life in prison". WV News. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Woman Who Murdered 7 Veterans In VA Hospital Gets Multiple Life Sentences". National Public Radio. May 11, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.