It was Flemming who found the missing link between their seven victims, or rather between the six infants, once they had located and interrogated the respective parents. Flemming made the connection when she compared notes with Heart: All mothers had been seeing the same midwife. After delivery, they had been told their baby was stillborn. They were inconsolable when they learned the truth. Simon watched them sob and scream and give in to their agony; he felt almost jealous. It seemed to come so easily to them to let go of their emotions. Why couldn’t he do that?
The midwife, Ethelgard Yates, had a private practice, homeopathy, not affiliated with any of the hospitals. Ms. Yates operated with alternative medicines and herbs. She offered to visit the mother at home for the delivery—no hosp
