The Surgeon Of St Helena

By Always True Crime

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 Feb 3, 2025

Description

What happens when a dangerous surgeon arrives on one of the world’s most remote islands? How much damage can he do before he is stopped?


St Helena is a small island in the South Atlantic, over 1000 miles from the nearest landmass. It is famous for hosting Napoleon in exile, and boasts the world's oldest living land animal, Jonathan the tortoise, as one of its residents.


But this tiny British Overseas Territory is gripped with scandal. When orthopedic surgeon Dr Sergio Villatoro arrived in 2015 he was supposed to revolutionise care on the island. Instead he caused unimaginable harm.


Was it incompetence?


Or was he deliberately causing harm?


And is the government of St Helena trying to block the residents' fight for justice?


Following on from the critically acclaimed The Pitcairn Trials, Luke Jones investigates another scandal unfolding in one of Britain’s most isolated territories


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Episode Date
Introducing: The Surgeon Of St Helena
Jun 21, 2026
An update from the creators of The Pitcairn Trials
Apr 09, 2026
Your Questions Answered
Mar 13, 2025
The Aftermath
Jan 30, 2025
Taking a Stand
Jan 23, 2025
White Wigs and Red Dirt
Jan 23, 2025
Order, Order
Jan 16, 2025
Glenda, A Survivor’s Story
Jan 16, 2025
Have you Ever Wanted to Disappear?
Jan 08, 2025
Up the Hill of Difficulty
Jan 08, 2025
Paradise, Lost
Sep 18, 2024
Introducing: The Pitcairn Trials
Sep 09, 2024