Starvation Heights
Linda Laura Hazzard\xa0(n\xe9e\xa0Burfield; December 18, 1867 \u2013 June 24, 1938), nicknamed the "Starvation Doctor"[1]\xa0was an American\xa0quack,\xa0fraud,\xa0swindler\xa0and\xa0serial killer\xa0noted for her promotion of\xa0fasting\xa0as a treatment. She was imprisoned by the state of\xa0Washington\xa0for a number of deaths at a sanitarium she operated there in the early 20th century. Her treatments were responsible for at least 15 deaths. Born 1867 in\xa0Carver County, Minnesota, she died during a fast in 1938.
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