US Politics | Who is Amy Loughren?

CHARLES Cullen's murderous tendencies were brought to light by his fellow nurse and co-worker Amy Loughren. When she suspected Charles as the perpetrator behind her hospital's growing list of homicide victims, Amy cooperated with police to bring him to justice. GettyAmy Loughren was a significant part of local law enforcement's Charles Cullen probe '/ ' Amy Loughren is a medical professional and mother of two from Somerville, New Jersey. While working in the Intensive Care Unit at Somerset Medical Center, she met fellow nurse Charles Cullen. During their time together at Somerset, Amy and Charles formed a friendship. At some point, Amy uncovered the truth about Charles and his growing list of victims which included patients at their hospital. Read More on Amy Loughren KILLER CAUGHT How a brave nurse unraveled murders of serial killer Charles Cullen GOOD NURSE, BAD NURSE The truth about whether The Good Nurse is based on a true story Regarding how things transpired between her and the killer, Amy told PEOPLE: ...He was funny. We bonded right away and became friends. ...What I love about nursing is that I could protect the vulnerable. ...It's just not in my nature to betray one of my friends but of course, I knew I had to.... She further shared: ...I was wrestling with how much I still cared for him. He was my friend. I didn't know the murderer. I was terrified.... most read in true crime 'A MONSTER' Kristin Smart's killer made skinny dipping proposal after murder confession AFFAIR'S GRISLY TURN Carmela Knight's homicide: An inside look at what happened to her IN COLD BLOOD How Sally McNeil got the nickname Killer Sally NURSE EXPOSES KILLER An inside look at how Amy Loughren helped bring down Charles Cullen SELF DEFENSE CLAIMS The reason why Sally McNeil allegedly killed her husband revealed 'roid rage killing' True story of Ray McNeil - shot dead by his wife on Valentine's Day As the police and Amy investigated their suspicions about Charles, the latter was able to get the murderer to confess to some of his crimes. After a successful wire probe and stakeout, law enforcement arrested him and he admitted to 29 total murders. Where is Amy now? As Charles remains incarcerated for back-to-back life sentences in New Jersey State Prison, Amy and her daughters relocated to Florida. While she still works in the medical field, she also went down another career path. GettyIn Netflix's The Good Nurse, Amy (pictured left) is portrayed by Jessica Chastain (right) '/ ' Along with her nursing career, Amy added metaphysical healing to her list of professions. According to her website, her other employment titles are listed as: Reiki MasterHypnotherapistNLP PractitionerMeditation InstructorDreamSculptor PractitionerReconnective HealerIntegrative Energy HealerPast Life RegressionistCrystal Language ReaderMedical Intuitive Who plays Amy in The Good Nurse? Amy's ordeal is retold in Charles Graeber's 2014 book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder. Graeber's novel serves as the basis for Netflix's 2022 film The Good Nurse. The Good Nurse chronicles Amy and Charles' friendship as the truth about the latter unravels. Amy is portrayed by The Eyes of Tammy Faye actress Jessica Chastain and Charles is played by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne. Reflecting on the movie's release, Amy commented: ...Watching the movie gave me permission to be proud of myself. ...I showed up as a mom. I showed up as a nurse. I showed up as a friend. ...The only reason Charlie is not still murdering is because of my friendship with him.... While adding to Amy's earlier comments, Jessica chimed in about the role and said: ...So often in films about serial killers, we're celebrating aggression as the way to stop violence, and rarely do we acknowledge love and understanding can heal that pain. ...Amy didn't use any aggressive tactics. She used her heart to find a way forward. ...I found myself really moved by Amy's way of speaking to people — to her patients, her daughters, Charlie.... Read More on The US Sun IS HE OK? Pete Davidson 'suffers meltdown on TV show set and throws coffee, candles & a TV' rest easy Walmart slashes price of holiday essential - it's a must have for families She added: ...There's a scene at the end of the film in particular where she approaches Charlie with humanity, compassion, empathy, and love — that really is her superpower. ...It's what allows for this resolution to come about and for people to start to heal....

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