In 1977, she killed roughly 46 infants and children by injecting them Succinylcholine, a strong muscle relaxation and short term paralysis that stops the heart. Jones would then attempt to revive the children all in order to receive praise from the staff for her efforts. In an interview with one victim's parents, they recall Jones giving their child a shot in her left thigh, and immediately she "started gasping for air." Petti McClellan-Wiese told CNN that Jones "gave another one, and she immediately just went limp and quit breathing." The exact number of killings under Jones' care remains unclear, the hospital allegedly destroyed patient files in order to avoid lawsuits. Genene Jones was sentenced to 99 years in prison in 1985, but because of a Texas law put in place to avoid jail overcrowding, Jones can walk free as soon as 2018.