German killer nurse gets life for 85 hospital murders A German nurse believed to be the most prolific serial killer in the country's post-war history is handed a life sentence for murdering 85 patients in his care. The 42-year-old murdered patients selected at random with lethal injections between 2000 and 2005, when he was caught in the act. IMAGES of Niels Högel's arrival in court and SOUNDBITES of the spokespersons for the victims and the Oldenburg court