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Thelma Metcalf

Case from Lufkin, TX dated Apr 01, 2008

Victim Details

Thelma Metcalf

Female

White / Caucasian

Lufkin

TX

2008-04-01

68

Thelma

Metcalf

07/27/2026

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Thelma Metcalf, a 68-year-old white female from Zavalla, Texas, died on April 1, 2008, while undergoing dialysis treatment at the DaVita Healthcare Dialysis Clinic in Lufkin, Texas. She was one of several patients who experienced sudden cardiac arrest during treatment that month. Thelma, born on August 3, 1939, in Houston, Texas, was remembered as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her death initially appeared to be a tragic but unexplained medical event.

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  • Nurse Is Charged in the Death of 5 Patients - The New York Times
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