When did Dr. Kevorkian receive the nickname "Dr. Death"?

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Dec 16, 2017

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Explanation:

Many people believe Dr. Jack Kervorkian earned the name Dr. Death because of the assistance he provide people in committing suicide.

However, he earned this nickname much earlier for a much different reason. When he was a pathology resident, he lobbied for carrying out medical experiments on death-row inmates at the hour set for their execution, and then giving them lethal injections. This is what first earned him the nickname “Dr. Death.”

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-Kevorkian