Former hospital orderly Donald Harvey pleaded guilty Tuesday to the aggravated murder of 24 people, the attempted aggravated murder of four people and the felonious assault of one person. Here is a list of his victims: Aggravated Murder 1. Helen Metzger, a neighbor of Harvey, died April 10, 1983, after arsenic was placed in her pie.
2. Henry Hoeweler, 82, the father of Harvey's roommate, died May 1, 1983, after arsenic was placed in his pudding.
3. James Peluso, an acquaintance of Harvey's, died Nov. 10, 1984, after arsenic was placed in his pudding.
4. Leon Nelson, 64, a Drake Hospital patient, died April 12, 1986, by suffocation.
5. Virgil Weddle, 81, a Drake Hospital patient, died April 19, 1986, after rat poison was placed in his dessert.
6. Edward Schreibeis, a Drake Hospital patient, died June 20, 1986, of cyanide-laced orange juice.
7. Robert Crockett, 80, a Drake Hospital patient, died June 29, 1986, after cyanide was injected in his intravenous tube.
8. Donald Barney,61, a Drake Hospital patient, died July 7, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube and injected into his buttocks.
9. James Woods, a Drake Hospital patient, died July 25, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
10. Ernst Frey, a Drake Hospital patient, died Aug. 16, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
11. Milton Canter, 85, a Drake Hospital patient, died Aug. 29, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
12. Roger Evans, 74, a Drake Hospital patient, died Sept. 17, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
13. Claborn Kendrick, 69, a Drake Hospital patient, died Sept. 20, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
14. Albert Buehlmann, a Drake Hospital patient, died Oct. 29, 1986, after drinking a cup of cyanide-laced water.
15. William Collins, 85, a Drake Hospital patient, died Oct. 30, 1986, after drinking cyanide-laced orange juice.
16. Mose Thompson, 65, a Drake Hospital patient, died Nov. 22, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
17. Cleo Fish, 67, a Drake Hospital patient, died Dec. 10, 1986, after drinking cyanide-laced orange juice.
18. Odas Day, 72, a Drake Hospital patient, died Dec. 10, 1986, after cyanide was injected in a gastric tube.
19. Leo Parker, 47, a Drake Hospital patient, died Jan. 10, 1987, after cyanide was injected in a feeding bag.
20. Margaret Kuckro, a Drake Hospital patient, died Feb. 15, 1987, after drinking cyanide-laced orange juice.
21. Joseph Pike, a Drake Hospital patient, died March 6, 1987, after being poisoned with cleaning fluid.
22. Hilda Leitz, 82, a Drake Hospital patient, died March 7, 1987, after being poisoned with cleaning fluid.
23. John Powell, 44, a Drake Hospital patient, died March 7, after cyanide was put in a feeding tube.
24. Stella Lemon, 87, a Drake Hospital patient, died March 16, 1987, after being given cyanide three or four weeks before. Attempted Aggravated Murder 1. Margaret Hoeweler, mother of Harvey's roommate, was given arsenic periodically between 1983 and 1985.
2. Diana Alexander, a friend of Harvey's, had hepatitis serum placed in her iced tea in January 1984. She later suffered hepatitis.
3. Harold White, a Drake Hospital patient, was given arsenic in June and July of 1986. He later died at another hospital.
4. John Oldendick, a Drake Hospital patient, was given arsenic in the late summer of 1986. He later died at another hospital. Felonious Assault Carl Hoeweler, Harvey's roommate of six years, was given arsenic periodically and became very ill in 1986. Prosecutor Arthur Ney said Harvey testified he didn't want to kill Hoeweler, but wanted to cause him 'pain and suffering.'
