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lucia de berk

lucia de berk -lrb- born september 22 , 1961 in the hague , netherlands -rrb- , often called lucia de b. , is a dutch licenced paediatric nurse , who was the subject of a miscarriage of justice .
in 2003 , she was sentenced to life imprisonment -lrb- for which no parole is possible under dutch law -rrb- for four murders and three attempted murders of patients in her care .
in 2004 , after an appeal , she was convicted of seven murders and three attempts .
her conviction was controversial in the media and amongst scientists , and was questioned by investigative reporter peter r. de vries .
in october 2008 , the case was reopened by the supreme court of the netherlands , as new facts had been uncovered that undermined the previous verdicts .
de berk was freed , and her case was re-tried ; she was exonerated in april 2010 .
