Overview
- VCU Health said the individual tied to the videos is no longer employed and that required state reporting has been completed.
- Virginia Commonwealth University Police confirmed a criminal investigation tied to the posts, with no public charges reported to date.
- The videos urged tactics such as using syringes with saline or succinylcholine, spraying poison ivy or poison oak “water,” and slipping laxatives into drinks.
- A compilation of the clips shared by the LibsOfTikTok account on X drew wide attention and prompted the health system’s inquiry.
- Fox News identified the former employee as nurse Malinda Cook, and critics including Do No Harm and two Virginia lawmakers called for prosecution and licensing review.