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Actually, there's quite a bit of data showing a correlation between loose screws in the human interaction department, and high intelligence in quantitative-spatial areas -- the areas emphasized by the physical science courses which comprise most of vet school and pre-vet requirements. Also, a significant correlation between high intelligence in general and various forms of mental illness. My guess is that this woman has some sort of progressive mental illness that started becoming apparent during vet school, and has continued to progress since then. And due to all our insane "anti-discrimination" laws, without either a criminal conviction or documented malpractice, it would be virtually impossible for a vet school to expel her, or for a state veterinary board to yank her license, even when they very much wanted to.

I'm still curious about the expired license thing. I have no idea how long vet licenses are good for, but it seems she had on euntil some time in 1996. Was she too crazy to remember to apply for renewal? Or had one or more state boards made clear to her that they would launch an in-depth investigation of her if she applied?

The Michigan vet school administration must be cringing REALLY hard right now -- they accepted her as a transfer, after she'd shown some clear signs of instability, and they didn't have to do that, since as with many graduate professional programs, transferring during vet school is considered an pretty exceptional thing which is only allowed for exceptionally good reasons (and one wouldn't think that "my classmate was murdered, and it's making me crazy that the cops think I did it" would qualify).