erri Rachals had a rough upbringing:\Still,
that’s no reason to go around trying to“kill
people.

When Terri was only two years old, her mother
had a nervous breakdown. Unable to cope, her
father gave her up for adoption. Terri was adopted
by Jim and Louise Maples, who owned a 50-acre
farm near Hopeful, Texas.

Five years passed uneventfully before disaster
descended on the Maples family. Louise suffered a
massive stroke and died. Jim took to the bottle with

eance and became a confirmed drunk until he
joined Alcoholics Anonymous years later. Mean-
while, little seven-year-old Terri mourned the only
mother she had ever known, Those who knew her
claimed she underwent a distinct personality change
after Louise's death.

Despite her loss, Terri did well in grade school
and in high school, where she was an honors stu-
dent. In 1978, she moved to Albany, Georgia, to live
with a first cousin and his family. After graduating

On the one hand, she was a loving wife and caring
nurse. On the other, she was diabolical.

The killings took place between Aug. 19, 1985 and
Feb, 22, 1986 and seemed to peak November,
1985. There was no discernible pattern in the cholce
of victims. Some were young, others old; some
female, some mate; some black, some white, Maybe
this Iack of a pattern allowed the six months of
terror lo go undetected as long as it did.

Milton Lucas was recovering nicely from an
operation to remove a tumor from his leg when he
died suddenly. So did Minnie Houck, a 59-year-old
lung cancer patient. Joe Irvin had a head injury. He
died without warning. Roger Parker, a gunshot vic-
tim, died despite doctors’ expectations that he would
pull through. :

According to Terri’s confession, other patients at
the hospital had beert fed potassium choloride and
had miraculously escaped death. Mrs. Houck had
Been given four injections of the poison before

ying. e

from Westover High School in 1979, Terri

Albany Junior College, where she attained an asso-
clate degree in nursing two years later.

‘The newly turned out nurse was a welcome addi-

‘ tion to .the staff of the Phoebe Putney 1

~ atin

Jack a 72-y Id heart bypass patient,
was given an injection of poison. His heartstopped be-
; but he still managedto survive. George Whiting
5G; Sreancis Freeman, 55, and Sam Bentley, 89, all
‘Survived of chloride.

S
! Hospital. Terri was welt liked by all. She d..

the Byne Memorial Baptist Church and was a
valued member of the choir. It was at a church
meeting that she met Roger Rachals, a young man
who suffered from cerebral fab. Roger and Terri
married. Four years later, their union was blessed
with a son. The Rachals bought an impressive new
home in an attractive suburb.

It has been said that Terri was a split personality.

hing was i wrong at the hospital.
The normal cardiac arrest rate at Pulney Memorial
averaged three a month. In November, 1985, a total
of nine patients suffered cardiac arrests, some of
them several times. All occurred during the 3 to Il
shift. The only nurse on duty for every one of the
arrests was bright, obliging Terri Rachals.
Every effort was employed in an attempt to root
out the cause of the epidemic of cardiac arrests.

ayeon's efforts had
lorlde were found

vived.

Terrl confessed to Killing five ;

nce in custody,
patients, She claimed she had become emotional
attached to the patients and their families. In part,
her confession read: ‘I just couldn't stand to sce

ld just ask me to let them

ing victims,

The most damaging direct evidence against Terri,
if one cares to discount her confession, involved the
case of Sam Bentley. The 89-year-old Sam was one
tough cookie, At his age he had come through a five
hour _ Tis! surgery.
The following day he was recelving a bag of plasma
into his bloodstream. Suddenly, Sam’s heartbeat
became erratic. Unbellevably, the elderly gentleman
survived, but the attending physician was dumb-
founded. He instituted testing procedures which indi-

potassium level was 30
‘erri was the nurse who

what she expected the results of her actions to be.
She answered, ‘It stops the heart.’””

At her trial, Terri recanted her confession com-
pletely. She stated that she had been confused. As
the questioning had intensified, she claimed she had
begun to visualize that she may have committed
horrible acts and ended up telllng her interrogators
what they wanted to hear.

Despite the strong circumstantial evidence against
Terri, the Georgia jury found her guilty of only one
charge of assault. That was in the case of Sam
Bentley. Terri Rachals was sentenced to 17 years
imprisonment in the Georgla Women's Correctional
Institute a a ‘she i

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Getting stressed-out increases
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with a cold or other infection.
That long‘has been conventional
wisdom and now it appears to
have gained scientific credibility.

A team of U.S. and British
scientists has found a strong link
between psychological stress lev-
els and the incidence of infection
with a range of respiratory virus-
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Dear Ann Landers: My late
husband and I-were members.of
our local country club for 25
years, After his death, my mem-
bership remained intact, I main-

‘tained that membership for 12

years,
I then married a man who was,
sand still is, a member of this same
, club.
We divorced after six years of
‘ marringe. Soon after, I received a
+ notice that I was no longer a mem-
: ber, but could reapply. This meant
‘ sending six letters of recommen-
‘ dation, a photograph and $12,000
: to their all-male board. (There has

never been a female board mem-

:who automatically becomes a
: member, with no regard for her
+ moral standards or reputation.
£ I appealed to the board and
? asked that they permit me to retain
my club membership but was
. informed that the bylaws made it
He ible. The was,

criminatory injustice. toward
women and I'd like to know what
you think about it, — Victimized
in Atlantic Beach, N.C.

Dear A.B.: Since you feel
strongly about what seems to be a
clear case of discrimination
against women, go ahead and file
suit, But be aware that the iegui

Ann
Landers

Syndicated
Columnist

fees could be costly, And if you
won, how would you feel about
belonging to a club you had to sue
to get into? u :
PS. I suggest that you keep
quict about your ex-husband’s
choice of a new wife. Such talk
wouldn't improve your image.
Dear Ann Landers: I work at
a well-known deep dish pizza

“As of this date your membership

has been terminated.”
7 . Amember of my family was a
charter member of this well-
. known country club, and I'm sure
¢.he would tum over in his grave if
he knew how I am being treated.
3 This is a prime example of dis-

in Chicago. The other
day I served a young couple, They
ate a lot of pizza and drank a lot of
beer. When it came time to pay the
bill, the young man put the check
and the money in my hand and
said, “I’m sorry I can't leave a tip,
we're college students and you
know how that goes.”

Sorry, pal, 1 DON’T know how
that goes, When you cat ina
restaurant, the tip is part of the
bill. You should count on paying it
before you walk in the door, If you
don't have enough money, skip
the cocktails and appetizers. If you
can’t afford to tip, goto a fast food
piace.

on a percentage of my total sales.
If I sell $400 worth of food that
day, they tax me on 10 percent of
that figure, which equals $40, If I
don't get a tip, I end up losing
money.

How can I respond to people
who tell me they can’t afford to tip

without seeming totally rude or .

losing my job? Maybe show them
this column? — Trying to Make a
Living in Chicago

Dear Trying: I doubt that you
will want to show them this col-
umn when you read my response.

A tip is NOT part of the bill. A
tip is what you get for giving good
service. If you are completely fair
you will admit that most people
tip more than 10 percent. Under
no circumstances should a wait-
ress complain when the tip is too
small.

Lagree, however, that if money
is tight, a couple would do well to
hold back on the extras and cock-
tails so they CAN Ieave a tip. Very

Ann, the govemment taxes me’

few waitresses can make. it on
their salaries alone,

Dear Ann Landers: Ten years
ago, my wife and I separated after
25 happy years of marriage. She
found out I was having an affair
with a young employee and asked
me to move out, My wife is a
beautiful and charming woman
who gave me five terrific children.

Everyone was hoping we
would reconcile but because of
pure selfishness I refused to end
the affair with “Betty,” even after
my wife and children begged me
to, Eventually that poor decision
led to a painful divorce,

My affair with Betty has been
very convenient. She is self-sup-
porting and hasn't cost me any-
thing. Betty isn’t very good looking
but she is a hard worker and is
around whenever I ask her to be.
Also, since we are not married, I
have never felt that I had to be
loyal to her — and I haven't been.

I made it clear to Betty that I
did not want any more children
and she assured me that she would
take care of that. Well, you
guessed it. Betty is pregnant. I am
63 years old and too darned
ancient to start with diapers and
bottles. I also do not want to get
married again. I don’t mind sup-
porting the child but I feel a lot of
Tesentment against Betty for hav-

ing tricked me. I’m sure that she
thought this would be a way to get
us married,

What I really want, Ann, is my
old family back, but I've been so
rotten that I don't believe I have
the right to ask for forgiveness.
And then a part of me says I owe
Betty something for all our years
together. Also, I believe I owe that
unborn child my name,

I never dreamed I'd be writing
to Ann Landers and asking her
what to do with my life, but here I
am. — The Jerk in San Antonio.

Dear Jerk: I agree that you
don't have the right to ask your
family for forgiveness but ask
them anyway. If you are terribly
lucky your wife may take you
back. Meanwhile, you are obligat-
éd by law to support your unborn
child, but that will be the least of
it, You are going to have to be a
father to that little one which will
tie you to Betty forever whether
you like it or not.

I'm printing your letter as an
object lesson for other old goats
who think they can fool around
and get away with it.

Dear Ann Landers: An esti-
mated 37 million Americans suf-
fer from arthritis. While often
dismissed as “just arthritis,” or as
they say on TV, “minor aches and
pains,” arthritis is, in fact, our

iscrimination

country’s No. | chronic disease,

Nearly 200,000 American chil-
dren suffer from some form of!
juvenile arthritis, At least half of
the population over 65 is affected.
Many disabling forms of arthritis
strike between the ages of 20 and
40, the crucial years for establish-
ing families and careers, ‘This con-
dition not only causes pain and
stiffness, but diminishes the quality
of life and can lead to disability,
disfigurement and premature death.

Too many people think that
because there is no cure for arthri-
tis, nothing can be done to treat it,
That is a false assumption. There
are things that can be done to con-
trol it and the Arthritis Foundation
can help. It has many programs
including some self-help courses,
exercise classes and patient
forums.

For free information on how to
cope more effectively with arthri-
tis, contact the Arthritis Founda-
tion, P.O. Box 19000, Atlanta, Ga.
30326, or call the toll-free Arthri-
tis Foundation Information Line at
1-800-283-7800.

Please, Ann, let people know
it’s not “just arthritis,” and that
help is available. — Marilynn J.
Cason, chairman, Arthritis Foun-
dation, Illinois Chapter.

Dear Marilynn: You did and I
thank you.

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she was in "s apart-
ment, he pinned her to a wall
with his motorized scooter and
forced her to take her clothes off
and perform fellatio on him.

a waived its fee but
still paid the hostess. Said one
woman: “I feel good about the
money. And it’s patriotic.”)

« Harold Keith Lone, 40, set
for ‘ing last for

«In March, Britain's Indep
dent Television Commission
denied one of the channels per-
mission to air a 12-minute docu-
mentary titled “Dick,” which is
composed of 1,000 shots of flac-
cid penises from various camera
angles, with a female voice-over.

« Among the prostitution
clients tumed up after an Elkhom,
Wis., investigation in April: a 98-

4 year-old man who had spent

current compilation of
the most peculiar thi
people do, edited by Chuck
Shepherd.
Proof that true stories are
weirder than made-up
stories.

The Alabama Department of
Forensic Sciences could not
determine in June the origin of
the 50 pounds of “meat-like”
mass found in the grease trap of ~
McDonald’s restaurant in Clan-
ton, Ala. It was determined to be
cellulose, in “skin- like” strips,
highly absorbent, that “had the
color and feeling of an old bacon
strip,” and when dried became
translucent like onion skin. The
state said only that it was “plant-
derivative,” and the restaurant
owner was certain it came in
from the outside.

LATEST TESTOSTERONE
SURGES

In February, Oakland, Calif,
police sought a con man who
preyed on female immigrants by
telling them over the phone that
he was “from a clinic,” that they
carried a rare germ requiring spe-
cial treatment, and that they
would be deported if they weren't
treated. The ial treatment was
that the “doctor” would have
himself injected with a serum (for
which the immigrant had to pay
$650), which could then only be
passed to the victim through sex-
ual intercourse. One victim came
forward to police, but the scam is
believed to have worked with
others.

* Axel Bremermann, 31, who
has multiple sclerosis, was con-
victed in February in North Bay,
Ontario, of sexual assault. A
-woman had testified that, while

$7,000 over two years with three
women. Witnesses said the man
had sex at least once with more
than one woman at a time. The
man denied the charge,’ claiming
that; if he had had that-kind’of
money, he'd “invest it in bonds.”

+ In April, eight male inmates
of the county jail in Mount
Clemens, Mich., arranged a liai-
son with eight females housed
one floor below by pounding on
pipes in code, and then broke into
the women’s section for consen-
sual sex. The men were discov-
ered when they did not make it
back in time for bed check.

QUESTIONABLE JUDG-
MENTS

« Nurse Kathleen Finney, who
works at a maximum- security
institution for the criminally
insane in Ontario, was recently
reprimanded by the Ontario Col-
lege of Nurses for over-zealously
monitoring her patients’ personal
property. She had confiscated
blueprints of the institution’s
grounds (depicting escape routes)
from a patient, but the college
pointed out that the patient had
obtained the blueprints legally
under Canada’s freedom of infor-
mation act, and that she had no
right to take them. (In May, she
was cleared of wrongdoing.)

* A Reno, Nev., brothel report-
ed in April that more than 100
unmarried Persian Gulf military
men had taken advantage of its
welcome-home offer of one night
on the house (carry-out only).

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driving his school bus while
drunk near Encino, Calif.,
showed up in court staggering,
shouting obscenities, gesturing
wildly, and with alcohol on his
breath. Asked if he were present-
ly drunk, Lone replied, “No way.
No way, Jose.”

« A judge in Ascension Parish,
La., awarded Jesse Wayne
Grantham custody of his 6-year-
old son last September despite
Grantham’'s: having kidnapped
the boy five years before (for
which he was currently on proba-
tion); having been currently on
probation-on a separate federal
fraud charge; having been on
court-ordered substance abuse
and mental health counseling;
having been married to two
women at the same time; and
having falsely told the son that
his mother was dead.

+ Billy Dale Anderson, 22, and
David Cabarett, 33, attempting to
break out of Okanogan County,
Wash., jail in October by chipping
through concrete walls with small

pieces of metal, made so much
Noise that they alienated fellow
inmates, who tumed them in.

+ John E. Garrett, 19, was
arrested in January in Baltimore
after putting up a large sign on
the side of a newspaper box,
announcing the sale of $10 bags
of marijuana. T~o plainclothes
officers happened to see the sign
and asked Garrett if it were his.
“Sure,” he said. “It’s the only
way I can get people to stop.”

« Reginald Daval Johnson, 32,
robbed a Minneapolis credit
union in April, according to
police, but chose to make his get-
away by commandeering a school
bus that was conveniently parked
outside. Police tracked the bus
father easily. (The driver was not
harmed.)

* Michael E. Brownridge, 28,
was arrested in St. Louis in June
and charged with stealing about
$300 worth of human hair from
Afro World Hair Co. Brownridge,
who had worked as a painter for
the company, said he had in mind
lining his doghouse floor with the
hair.

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Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 57141,
Washington, D.C. 20037.)

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