Dozens of Infants Died Mysteriously at a Top Children’s Hospital—I Wanted to Know Why

Years after the suspicious deaths occurred at the very hospital where I spent time as a baby, I decided to investigate what happened. Had this been a mass murder or a tragic coincidence?

Illustration by Julie Benbassat | Story edited by Jesse Sposato

When our expert copy editor, Rob, sent back this piece after he had finished working on it, he wrote: “Boy, that certainly did not disappoint!” And that’s exactly how I feel, too. Leigh spent countless hours researching, reporting, writing and shaping this exhaustive story about a chilling mystery she felt a personal connection to — and it comes through in every sentence. This piece — the last in our series collab with Creative Nonfiction, Heart of the Matter — will have you at the edge of your seat, and then surprise you when you least expect it. Enjoy and please share! —Jesse Sposato, executive editor