'Dr. Death' Indicted on Three Murder Charges

JONESBORO, GA -- A Clayton County psychiatrist was indicted on Wednesday on three murder charges and almost 60 counts of issuing unauthorized prescriptions to his patients.

Dr. Narendra Nagareddy was arrested in January after 36 of his patients died. Prosecutors claim 12 of those were victims of prescription drug overdose, according to the New York Daily News, and that Nagareddy -- dubbed Dr. Death -- should not have been prescribing painkillers to his patients.

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Nagareddy's office was raided shortly after his arrest by federal agents.

Official charges came down on Wednesday against Nagareddy, reports the AJC. Besides the three murder charges, he is facing 59 counts of unauthorized prescriptions.

Nagareddy has been in practice for more than 15 years.

Jonesboro and Clayton County are located south of downtown Atlanta.

Image: Clayton County DA