The Story of Doctor Harold Shipman

Introduction

• Doctor Harold Shipman, a notorious serial killer
• Resident of Hyde, England
• Murdered over 250 people over 23 years

Start of Medical Career

• Began working in Pontefract, 70 km from Hyde
• Worked as a general practitioner in Todmorden in 1974
• Started killing patients by administering an overdose of narcotics (Pethidine)

Method of Killing

• Mostly targeted lonely and elderly patients
• Gathered personal information by listening to patients
• Caused death by overdosing medications

Addiction to Narcotics

• Used Pethidine for his own addiction
• Gave patients a smaller dose while taking a larger dose himself

Signs of Concern

• In 1998, Doctor Linda Reynolds expressed concern over the death rate of patients
• Shipman's patient death count was higher than other clinics

First Investigation

• Police closed the investigation due to lack of concrete evidence

Last Victim

• Kathleen Grundy, an 81-year-old woman, died on June 24, 1998
• After her death, a suspicious will was found leaving her house to Doctor Shipman

Reopened Investigation

• Investigation reopened following Angela Woodruff's complaint
• Postmortem on Kathleen's body found traces of heroin

Arrest

• Doctor Shipman arrested on September 7, 1998
• Confirmed the murder of 218 patients

Sentence

• Sentenced to death 15 times
• Committed suicide in prison in 2004

Final Points

• Shipman's murder count could reach up to 508
• His motives have not yet been determined
• Possible reasons: psychopathy, money, or the impact of his mother's death

Conclusion

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