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Anti-Vax Grifts Amid Tragedy

Summary by The-geyser.com
In the 1970s, pediatrician Alfred Steinschneider became a world-renowned sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) researcher using the case of Waneta Hoyt, a woman from upstate New York whose five children died in their sleep. In 1995, Hoyt was convicted of murdering her five children, introducing us to the concept of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy, also known as “factitious disorder imposed on another,” which occurs when a caregiver creates the appear…
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the-geyser.com broke the news on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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