Lucy Letby’s ‘treasure trove’ of sick souveniers including notes on babies she murdered

By William On Aug 18, 2023

Police discovered a ‘treasure trove’ of mementos of Lucy Letby’s murder stashed at her home.

More than 250 nurse transfer sheets, a blood test result and CPR notes relating to some of the babies who collapsed or died were discovered when officers searched her home, in the Blacon suburb of Chester, following her arrest.

A photo of a condolence card Letby sent to a baby girl’s parents on the day of her funeral after killing her in October 2015 was also found on her cell phone, nearly three years after the child’s death.

Another image of a thank you card, sent to all the nurses in the neonatal ward by the unsuspecting parents of twins Letby assaulted, was also discovered on her handset when it was analyzed by officers.

A wealth of evidence was discovered in Lucy Letby’s garage in Chester (pictured). More than 250 nurse transfer sheets, a blood test result and CPR notes related to some of the babies who collapsed or died were found by detectives

Boxes of evidence with notes were found in Letby’s house and in her bedroom with her parents, which proved invaluable in building a case against her.

Life of ‘vanilla killer’ churchgoer, called ‘The Innocent One’ by friends

When Letby’s friends spread a social media post inviting people to tag each other as characters from a spoof Mr Men and Little Miss series, they were quick to dub her “The Innocent One.”

But no one could have predicted the terrible irony of that post when, years later, their “studious” and “crazy” friend was brought to trial and found guilty of some of the most heinous crimes of modern times.

The card, along with a basket of food, had been sent by the twins’ parents, who had no idea that Letby had killed one of their sons, Baby E, and poisoned his brother, Baby F, with insulin. Fortunately, Baby F survived.

Twenty-one of the transfer forms, which contain confidential details about a baby’s condition and are given to nurses at the start of each new shift, related to 13 of the children she was convicted of killing or harming.

Ninety-nine of those involved babies she had treated while she was a student nurse, including the very first transfer note she ever received on June 1, 2010 – her first shift during her student internship with the Countess.

It was found in “pristine” condition in a rose-adorned souvenir box in her bedroom. Others were found in a garbage bag in her garage, or in a box marked “keep” in her bedroom at her parents’ home.

Handwritten CPR notes, including one written on a paper towel pertaining to Baby M, a twin boy Letby who was nearly killed by injecting air, were also found in a “bag for life” shopping bag under her bed. Baby M only survived after more than 30 minutes of CPR and doctors described his recovery as miraculous.

She also kept this book with the details of some of her victims. Letby claimed that transfer sheets and documents were not important to her. She told the jury that they were just at her house because she was “collecting paper.”

Stored in a closet, this key card box was marked with the word “keep” on it

Other notes discovered by the police gave a disturbing insight into Letby’s state of mind. In it she scribbled ‘Please help me, help me’ and ‘I can’t take it anymore, I can’t live like this… no one will ever understand’

Hundreds of handwritten notes, kept by Letby, were found by officers. Some of the notes were scribbled on small scraps of paper or tissue

In a set of papers, regarding annual leave, Letby had scribbled “everything is manageable” several times

Police discovered a huge hoard of banknotes, including this one with the word “HATE” circled (left) While other banknotes had words like “LOVE” scrawled on them

Police found a series of scribbled notes that Letby wrote during her killing spree

On other notes she wrote ‘I can’t do this anymore’ and ‘everything is manageable’

Letby claimed that the transfer sheets and documents were not important to her. She told the jury that they were just at her house because she was “collecting paper.”

But prosecutor Nick Johnson KC pointed out that she made the effort to bring the sheets with her when she moved home and suggested using them as “crib” sheets to help her remember the names of her victims. so she could look them up on Facebook. , weeks, months or even years later, and revel in their parents’ grief.

In the six months since she killed Baby E, she sought out his mother nine times and his father once, and even on Christmas Day, she searched for their names on Facebook.

Nosy Letby admitted to conducting the searches, which the jury was told were only a fraction of the staggering 2,380 she had made on the site over a 12-month period.

She told them that she sought out virtually everyone she met “out of curiosity,” doing 277 searches on the site in a month alone.

But she denied the thrill of searching for the babies’ parents, claiming only that they were “on my mind often.”

Officers discovered notes hidden in Letby’s bedroom at her parents’ house (pictured) and in her garage

In the six months since he killed Baby E, Letby (pictured) looked up his mother nine times and his father once, even searching their names on Facebook on Christmas Day.

Letby kept keepsakes from parents, including this card thanking her ‘for looking after us while we were in Chester’