The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Robert Henry Lingard - The 62-year-old died on January 21, 1975 at his home in Eagle Street, Hyde, after a visit from Shipman. [45], In January 2001, Chris Gregg, a senior West Yorkshire Police detective, was selected to lead an investigation into 22 of the West Yorkshire deaths. Powered by WordPress Alice Holt - The 75-year-old woman died at her home in Ashton Road, Hyde on February 23, 1982. Decision: Unlawful killing. He was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Crown Court. [28][29] Shipman became friends with fellow serial killer Peter Moore while in prison. Shipman had been the last person to see her alive and recorded "old age" as he cause of death on her death certificate. Shipman refused to take part in courses which would have encouraged acknowledgement of his crimes, leading to a temporary removal of privileges, including the opportunity to telephone his wife. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Hilda Mary Couzens - The 92-year-old widow, of Knott Lane, Hyde, died at her home on February 24, 1993 after a visit by Shipman. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Robert Hickson - The 76-year-old man died at his home at Chartist House, Hyde, on December 5, 1978. Mary Tuff - Died April 21, 1997. Decision: Unlawful killing. Woodruff said of the situation,The whole thing was unbelievable. Banyak surat kabar terkemuka yang memberitakan betapa mengerikannya persidangan Dr. Harold Shipman pada Oktober 1999. Forensic Yard He developed a reputation among his patients and in his community as a good and helpful physician. June 1998: Kathleen Grundy is found dead and her daughter, Angela Woodruff, reports Shipman to the police after suspecting him of forging her mother's will to cut off her family and instead give 386,000 to Shipman. Attempts by his defence council to have Shipman tried in three separate phases, that is, cases with physical evidence, cases without and the Grundy case (where the forgery differentiated it from other cases), as well as to have damning evidence relating to Shipman's fraudulent accumulation of . Decision: Unlawful killing. John Crompton - The 82-year-old widower, of Gloucester Road, Gee Cross, Hyde, died at his home on March 21, 1995 shortly after a visit from Shipman. 1974: He begins working as a general practitioner (GP) in Todmorden, Lancashire however, colleagues discover that he was addicted to painkiller pethidine and was forging prescriptions of the drug. . Decision: Unlawful killing. Violet Hadfield - The 74-year-old died at her home in Gloucester Road, Hyde, on May 24, 1985 when Shipman visited her. Harold Freeman - Died February 20, 1993. Decision: Unlawful killing. The pair shared three sons, Sam, David and Christopher, and one daughter, Sarah. Marjorie Parker - The 74-year-old died at her home in Werneth Avenue, Gee Cross, Hyde, on April 27, 1993 after Shipman visited her twice on the day of her death. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Relatives of the victims campaign for the private inquiry to be held in public. Decision: Unlawful killing. What is the true story behind David Tennant drama Des. Ann Cooper - The 93-year-old spinster, of Old Road, Hyde, died at her home on February 15, 1988 after a visit from Shipman. Karena sang ayah yang jarang berada di rumah, Harold menjadi sangat dekat dengan sang ibu. He was the middle of 3 children. Like this story? Decision: Unlawful killing. Josephine Hall - The 69-year-old died at her home in Garden Street, Hyde, on June 5, 1989 when Shipman visited her to treat her for a headache. Decision: Unlawful killing. The nickname stuck through his early life. Sarah Jane Williamson - The 82-year-old, of Thorsby Avenue, Hyde, died at home on October 15, 1989. The Shipman Inquiry, a two-year-long investigation of all deaths certified by Shipman, chaired by Dame Janet Smith, examined Shipman's crimes. Decision: Murder. Mary Winterbottom - The 76-year-old, of Grange Road South, Hyde, died on September 21, 1984. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Cissie (Pat) Davies - The 73-year-old, of Lodge Lane, Newton, Hyde, died at her home on February 2 or 3 1998 hours after calling for a prescription for a chest infection at Shipman's surgery. "[64], Harold and Fred (They Make Ladies Dead) was a cartoon strip in a 2001 issue of Viz comic, also featuring serial killer Fred West. [68] The programme was criticised as offering "little new insight". Sandra Whitehead, who was 18 when she worked alongside the serial killer in 1972, became suspicious after three patients Shipman had been looking after died. [32] John Bodkin Adams was charged in 1957 with murdering a single patient, amid rumours he had killed dozens more over a 10-year period and "possibly provided the role model for Shipman"; however, he was acquitted and no further charges were pursued. [69], A play titled Beyond Belief Scenes from the Shipman Inquiry, written by Dennis Woolf and directed by Chris Honer was performed at the Library Theatre, Manchester, from 20 October to 22 November 2004. He watched his mother receive Morphine injections which eased her pain during death. 31 January 2000: A jury convicts Shipman on all 15 counts of murder and he's sentenced to life in prison. A number of theories have been put forward to explain why Shipman had the urge to murder, some say that he may have been avenging the death of his mother. Elsie Cheetham - The 76-year-old widow, of Garden Street, Newton, Hyde, died of a heart attack at her home on April 25 1997 while Shipman was present. [33] Historian Pamela Cullen has argued that because of Adams' acquittal, there was no impetus to examine asserted flaws in the British legal system until the Shipman case. Dr Harold Shipman was able to conceal his wilful malpractice and kill many patients because he relied on others having no reason to question or suspect malpractice when he certified the causes. Her family was perplexed by the suddenness of her death (she had appeared to be in good health), by the fact that her will had been changed to benefit Shipman (it bequeathed her entire estate, valued at some 400,000, to him), and by Shipmans insistence that no autopsy was necessary. Decision: Unlawful killing. Then, hed administer a lethal dose of diamorphine and either watch them die right there or send them home to perish. [55][56] The only piece returned to a murdered patient's family was a platinum diamond ring, for which the family provided a photograph as proof of ownership. Eric Wardle - The 60-year-old, of Strines Court, Hyde, died at home on January 9 1978. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Irene Chapman - The 74-year-old widow, of Clarendon Road, Hyde, died at her home on March 7, 1998 shortly after the second of two visits that day by Shipman. Shipman was born on 14 January 1946 on the Bestwood Estate, a council estate,[6] in Nottingham, the second of the three children of Harold Frederick Shipman (12 May 1914 5 January 1985), a lorry driver, and Vera Brittan (23 December 1919 21 June 1963). James Wood - The 82-year-old widower, of Rydal Avenue, Hyde, died at his home on December 23, 1986. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. A government inquiry was ordered to determine how many more patients Shipman may have murdered; in 2005 an official report found that he had killed an estimated 250 people beginning in 1971. Charlotte Bennison - The 89-year-old widow and former sewing machinist, of Rowbotham Street, Gee Cross, died at her home on January 27, 1997 after a visit by Shipman. Eileen Daphne Crompton - The 75-year-old widow, of Charnley House, Albert Road, Hyde, died at the home on January 2, 1997 within 30 seconds of an injection from Shipman. Elsie Royles - The 79-year-old went into a coma after a visit from Shipman, and died without recovering in Hough Lane, Hyde, on November 23, 1978. On 31 January 2000, after six days of deliberation, the jury found Shipman guilty of 15 counts of murder and one count of forgery. Decision: Unlawful killing. Arthur Bent - The 90-year-old widower, of Meadowfield Court, Hyde, died at his home on May 22, 1995. Alice Maude Gorton - The 76-year-old widow died in her home at Leigh Fold, Hyde, on August 10, 1979 after Shipman visited to treat her for angina. If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter? Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Joseph Leigh - The 78-year-old, who had a history of ill health, had suffered a stroke and was almost blind, died at his home at King George Road, Hyde, on December 16, 1993 after a visit from Shipman. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Betty Royston - The 70-year-old widow died at her home in Ogden Court, Hyde, on February 4, 1997. You can unsubscribe at any time. [41], Shipman's motive for suicide was never established, though he reportedly told his probation officer that he was considering suicide to assure his wife's financial security after he was stripped of his National Health Service pension. Risk-adjusted sequential probability ratio tests: application to Bristol, Shipman and adult cardiac surgery. When he pointed this out to Shipman, he twisted it around and made his excuses. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. An image of Britain's worst serial killer, Dr Harold Shipman, has been used to promote a life insurance company Credit: Handout A life insurance firm has defended using the UK's most prolific . Police could only charge Shipman with 15 murders, but its been estimated that his kill count is anywhere between 250 and 450. Louisa Stocks - Died March 29, 1982. Shipman's last victim was Kathleen Grundy, a former mayor of Hyde who was found dead at her home on 24 June 1998. His common name was Fred and he remained to be the most favorite child of his authoritarian mother called Vera. He killed his victims either by a fatal dose of drugs or prescribing them an abnormal amount. Decision: Unlawful killing. However, Primrose and her four children did attend Harold's cremation in 2004, which was held in secret outside of normal hours, according to the BBC. Shipman was present at the time of her death. WATCH: The Shipman Files examines Harold Shipman's heinous crimes. Others offer the more charitable opinion that he injected the elderly with diamorphine as a misguided way of offering compassion. Who did Harold Shipman kill? On January 13, 2004, Shipman was found hanging in his cell at Wakefield. He would target the vulnerable, with his oldest victim being 93-year-old Anne Cooper and his youngest 41-year-old Peter Lewis. West Yorkshire Coroner David Hinchliff eventually released the body to his family after an inquest was opened and adjourned shortly after. In 1970 he received a medical degree from Leeds University, and a few years later he became a general practitioner in Todmorden in Lancashire. Decision: Unlawful killing. [16] The Shipman Inquiry later blamed Greater Manchester Police for assigning inexperienced officers to the case. Shipman was arrested on 7 September 1998, and was found to own a Brother typewriter of the type used to make the forged will. The Shipman inquiry carried out in 2004 concluded that he had killed at least 218 patients - but the real figure could be as high as 459. "[31] A 2005 inquiry found that Shipman's suicide "could not have been predicted or prevented," but that procedures should nonetheless be re-examined. In 2000, Shipman was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommendation that he never be released and struck off by the General Medical Council. Shipman's crimes were finally uncovered after he forged the will of one of his victims, Kathleen Grundy, leaving him everything. He worked as a popular and respected GP in an ordinary market town called Hyde. He excelled as a distance runner, and in his final year at school served as vice-captain of the athletics team. Frances Elizabeth Turner - The 85-year-old died at her home in Peveril Terrace, Hyde, on August 23, 1985. July 2002: First phase of inquiry report is published, concluding that the GP killed at least 215 of his patients and possible more. Annie Powers - Died January 10, 1992. Later Shipman was turned into a drug rehabilitation center. Shipman possessed all the domineering traits his mother had, as a result of which he soon lost friends. Decision: Unlawful killing. Here is a list of those patients who Harold Shipman killed, according to the Shipman Inquiry. It was asserted that he had killed 15 of his patients and was non-recorded. Then, read about 21 more doctors and nurses who used their position to commit murder. 7 September 1998: Shipman is arrested for the murder of Kathleen Grundy. Dorothy Long - The 84-year-old widow, died at her home in Woodfield Avenue, Hyde, on March 13, 1998. He was renowned for his bedside manner. May Lowe - The 84-year-old spinster died at her home in Allen Avenue, Hyde, on March 27, 1997. Joan Edwina Dean - The 75-year-old widow, of Joel Lane, Gee Cross, Hyde, died at home on February 27, 1998. Mr Justice Forbes subsequently sentenced Shipman to life imprisonment on all 15 counts of murder, with a recommendation that he be subject to a whole life tariff, to be served concurrently with a sentence of four years for forging Grundy's will. Decision: Unlawful killing. In 1984 she was still relatively shapely; by 1990 she was a size 20; today she is fatter than ever. Decision: Unlawful killing. The aim of this paper is to stimulate debate. He told his probation officer prior to this that he was thinking about committing suicide so that his wife would receive his pension and lump sum. Shipman would first diagnose his patients with illnesses they didnt have and then inject them with a lethal dose of diamorphine. SERIAL KILLER HAROLD SHIPMAN 2 class family. British serial killer Harold Shipman is one such example of this. Decision: Unlawful killing. [15], In March 1998, Linda Reynolds of the Brooke Surgery in Hyde expressed concerns to John Pollard, the coroner for the South Manchester District, about the high death rate among Shipman's patients. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. He was a promising student throughout school and excelled in sports, particularly rugby. However, police found that Shipman had written the notes on his computer after her death. One fine day he was informed that his mother suffered from lung cancer and she was not left with much time. Wilfred Chappell - The 80-year-old widower, of Newton Hall Road, Hyde, died at his home on January 31, 1989 within an hour of a visit by Shipman, made because Mr Chappell had been feeling unwell. May Slater - The 84-year-old died after Shipman visited her in Hough Lane, Hyde, on April 18, 1981. The 15 people Shipman was convicted of killing are: The Shipman Inquiry found Dr Death probably killed up to 15 patients at the hospital while working his first job as a junior doctor. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Murder (convicted). Decision: Unlawful killing, Winifred Arrowsmith - The 70-year-old widow died at her home in warden-controlled accommodation at Chartist House, Hyde, on April 24, 1984 during a routine visit by Shipman. Elizabeth Ashworth - The 81-year-old widow, of Peel Street, Hyde, died at her home on August 26, 1981 after Shipman was called when Mrs Ashworth was taken ill in her garden. However, Dr. Harold Shipman not only used his position to take advantage of his patients he became one of the most prolific serial killers in English history. The pair had four children together, and from the outside, Shipmans life was the picture of normality. Decision: Murder. Over the next two months, the bodies of another 11 victims were exhumed. Anne Lillian Ralphs - The 75-year-old who lived in Baron Road, Gee Cross, Hyde died on September 20, 1996. Public DomainHarold Shipman killed himself in his jail cell in 2004. Joseph Bardsley - The 84-year-old retired cotton spinner, of Hough Lane, Hyde, died at his bungalow on April 15, 1984 after Shipman called to take a blood sample. Shipman was eventually cremated on 19 March 2005 at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Mavis Pickup - The 79-year-old died at her home in Spring Avenue, Gee Cross, Hyde, after a visit from Shipman on September 22, 1997. It is believed that she had no idea that he had committed the crimes, and maintained his innocence throughout his trial and sentencing. Joyce Woodhead - The 74-year-old of Sawyer Brow, Newton, Hyde, died on February 23, 1997. Ayahnya hanyalah seorang sopir truk dan ibunya hanya ibu rumah tangga biasa. It is more than a painkiller and can produce diverse effects in the human body relating to pleasure, exhilaration, euphoria, and a sense of detachment. He was also convicted of forging her will. Harold Frederick Shipman, born in 1946 in Nottingham, England, had a troubled childhood. Decision: Unlawful killing. Shipman was convicted of her murder at Preston Crown Court. Shipman's trial began at Preston Crown Court on 5 October 1999. Hannah Helena Mottram - The 69-year-old widow died at her home in Talbot Road, Hyde, on August 5, 1979. Very little is known of the four children, as all whom changed their names following their father's arrest. Shipman had become addicted. Leah Fogg - The 82-year-old widow, of Haughton Green Road, Denton, died at her home on June 10, 1996. A normal child born to a regular working-class family; he was close with his very domineering mother. 1993: He sets up his own practice in Hyde, and amasses over 3,000 patients. Walter Mansfield - The 83-year-old died at his daughter's home in Marlborough Road, Hyde, on March 30, 1984, after being given an injection by Shipman. Decision: Unlawful killing, Dora Elizabeth Ashton - The 87-year-old, of Mona Street, Hyde, died at Shipman's surgery on September 26, 1995 after visiting for a regular check-up. View our online Press Pack. Furthermore, the 15 life sentences already imposed rendered further litigation unnecessary. The Doctor has his day . Decision: Unlawful killing. He was also convicted of forging the will of one of them. After falling pregnant, she and Shipman tied the knot in 1966. Recommended. James Joseph King - The 83-year-old died at his home at Ogden Court, Hyde, on December 24, 1997 after Shipman visited to treat him for light-headedness. Decision: Unlawful killing. Annie Watkins - The 81-year-old widow, of Carter Place, Hyde, died on November 17, 1986. Decision: Unlawful killing, Ada Ashworth - The 87-year-old widow, of Spring Avenue, Gee Cross, Hyde, died at her home on November 27, 1984 after Shipman visited in order to take a sample of blood. It revealed Shipman targeted vulnerable elderly people who trusted him as he was their doctor. Brenda Ashworth - The 63-year-old woman, of Meadowfield Court elderly persons' complex in Hyde, died at her home in June 1995 after she asked Shipman to visit to treat a chest infection. About 80% of his victims were women, though his youngest confirmed victim was a 41-year-old man. Published: Monday, 28th September 2020 at 11:08 am, Timeline of Harold Shipman's crimes - true story behind the killer. Ethel May Kellett - The 74-year-old died at her home at Bankfield, Newton, Hyde on May 12 or 13, 1997. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Even during the pandemic, there were criminals arrested who were doctors in search of money. Angela Philomena Tierney - The 71-year-old widow died at home in Commercial Street, Hyde, on April 10, 1995. He begun murdering. [12][13], Shipman continued working as a GP in Hyde throughout the 1980s and established his own surgery at 21 Market Street in 1993, becoming a respected member of the community. Decision: Unlawful killing. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing, Mary Emma Andrew - The 86-year-old woman died at her home in Mona Street in Hyde, on April 8, 1993, following a lethal injection from Shipman, who she had asked to visit following neck pain. Clara Hackney - The 84-year-old had been suffering from cancer and died at her home in Booth Street, Hyde, on April 14, 1995 after Shipman visited. Harold Shipman always denied the murders and refused to cooperate with the police or criminal psychiatrists. He was charged with the murders of 15 women by lethal injections of diamorphine, all between 1995 and 1998: Shipman's legal representatives tried unsuccessfully to have the Grundy case tried separately from the others, as a motive was shown by the alleged forgery of Grundy's will. Mrs Grundy was Shipman's last victim. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help. These are the words from the oath taken by every medical practitioner in the world. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Decision: Unlawful killing. In fact, the forensic scientist said that her death was "consistent with the use or administration of a significant quantity of morphine or diamorphine and similar values have been seen in fatalities attributed to morphine overdoses". Do you consider that there should be any further examination of the remains of the person who has died? HAROLD SHIPMAN - the serial killer who claimed the lives of up to 250 people by lethal injections of morphine - considered himself to be a 'medical god', unearthed accounts reveal. Decision: Unlawful killing. Maria Thornton - The 78-year-old of Stockport Road, Hyde, died at home on July 27, 1994. Vera Brocklehurst - The 70-year-old widow, of Queensway, Dukinfield, died at her home on March 31, 1995 after a routine call by Shipman 'for a chat and a sherry'. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. A year later, he was fined 600 for forging prescriptions of painkiller pethidine, which he had become addicted to. [31], Shipman is the only doctor in the history of British medicine found guilty of murdering his patients. Something went wrong, please try again later. He was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Crown Court. Decision: Unlawful killing. Lavinia Robinson - The 84-year old widow died at her home in Chartist House, Hyde on February 16, 1988. The police did not check with the General Medical Council either, who had pretty good evidence against him. Decision: Unlawful killing. In 1977 Shipman found work as a general practitioner in the town of Hyde in Greater Manchester, where eventually he gained respectability and developed a thriving practice. In March 2005, when Primrose asked for its return, police wrote to the families of Shipman's victims asking them to identify the jewellery. [30], Shipman denied his guilt, disputing the scientific evidence against him. Experts would later speculate that this was the moment that inspired his sadistic killing spree and modus operandi. Florence Heywood - The 91-year-old widow died at her nursing home in Grange Road South, Hyde, on November 10, 1994. It was found that Mrs. Grundy died due to an overdose of Diamorphine. He was an avid rugby player as a child. Being a doctor, this was used by Shipman as the murder tool. Decision: Unlawful killing. Though Harold Shipman was convicted of 15 murders, its speculated that he killed upwards of 250 people. [citation needed], The forms needed for a cremation in England and Wales have had their questions altered as a direct result of the Shipman case. Decision: Unlawful killing. As the Guardian puts it, Shipman "went after the money," and it was his greed and arrogance that was his undoing. This is a matter for the family." Harold Shipman, in full Harold Frederick Shipman, (born January 14, 1946, Nottingham, Englanddied January 13, 2004, Wakefield), British doctor and serial killer who murdered about 250 of his patients, according to an official inquiry into his crimes. According to BBC News, he reportedly told his probation officer that he was contemplating suicide so that his widow would receive his pension and lump sum. At this time, Shipman had got his hands on enough diamorphine to kill hundreds of people, though no one was even aware of his addiction until the next year. Emily Wiliams - Died September 25, 1978. [11] On 5 November 1966, he married Primrose May Oxtoby; the couple had four children. Shipman adalah seorang dokter yang diam-diam telah membunuh pasiennya dan menjadi salah satu pembunuh berantai paling produktif di dunia. Shipman was a loner and a plodder who had to work twice as hard as other students to pass his eleven-plus and the exams to graduate from the Leeds School of Medicine. Instead, he received a warning letter. Man United currently sit eight points behind league-leaders Arsenal in the Premier League table. Smith's estimate of Shipman's total victim count over that 27-year period was 250. The motives for Harold Shipman's serial killing remain unclear, 10 years after his death By Alicia Queiro BBC Scotland The medical world was shattered when trusted GP Harold Shipman was. When the police tried to question him or show him photos of his victims, he sat with his eyes shut, yawned, and refused to look at any evidence. Lillian Cullen - The 77-year-old widow, of Foxholes Road, Hyde, died at her home on May 30, 1996 minutes after being alone with Shipman, who had visited to discuss her tablets. Ivy Lomas - The 62-year-old widow died at Shipman's surgery in Market Street, Hyde, on May 29, 1997. There are not many signs that point to his later reputation . He was forced out of practice due to a fraudulent prescription by him for the Opiate Pethidine to which he was addicted. John Sheard Greenhalgh - The 88-year-old widower, known as Jack, died at his home on Cheetham Fold Road, Hyde, on February 27, 1996 after a visit from Shipman. Decision: Murder (convicted). Decision: Unlawful killing. In 1998, 81-year-old Kathleen Grundes, a patient of Shipman, was found dead at her house a few minutes after he visited her. Decision: Unlawful killing. Harold Frederick Shipman [2] (14 thng 1 nm 1946 - 13 thng 1 nm 2004) l bc s ngi Anh v l mt trong nhng k st nhn tn bo nht lch s. Some relatives of Shipman's victims voiced anger at the cartoon. He was found . Harold Frederick Shipman, known as ''Fred'' by his family and friends, was born into a middle-class family on the 14th of January 1946 in Nottingham, the middle of three brothers. Cunning Shipman had also covered his tracks by adding false illnesses to his victims records. [22], In 2003, David Spiegelhalter et al. Your email address will not be published. William Givens - Died September 28,1981. Marie Antoinette Fernley - The 53-year-old divorcee, of Darwin Street, Hyde, died at her home on March 13, 1995 after Shipman visited to check her blood pressure. He was originally incarcerated in a Manchester prison, but moved to HMP Frankland in Durham and eventually to Wakefield Prison in West Yorkshire. However, police were unable to find sufficient evidence and closed the investigation. Elsie Hannible - The 85-year-old widow of Rydal Avenue, Hyde, died after Shipman called at her home on July 24, 1996. Decision: Unlawful killing. Jane Rowland - Died February 15, 1975. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Decision: Unlawful killing. This was all the more baffling because Shipmans patients were normally healthy shortly before their encounters with him. The script of the play comprised edited verbatim extracts from the Shipman Inquiry, spoken by actors playing the witnesses and lawyers at the inquiry. Decision: Unlawful killing. In 1970 he began work as a. The Greater Manchester doctor Harold Shipman has been found guilty of murdering 15 women - making him the biggest convicted serial killer in the UK in recent history. Geoffrey Bogle - The 72-year-old retired photographer, of Lord Derby Road, Hyde, died at his home on September 14, 1995 after a visit from Shipman for the routine syringing of his ears. And the third was the usual psychologically affected serial killers motive of deriving pleasure from the position he was put in, where he had complete control over every humans life and death. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. In 1998 one of his patients, an 81-year-old woman, was discovered dead in her home only hours after Shipman visited her. Simultaneously, Shipman insisted that Grundy was addicted to a drug like morphine or heroin and pointed to his notes as evidence of this. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! Elizabeth Battersby - The 69-year-old widow, of Norbury Avenue, Hyde, died at her home on December 8, 1997 after a visit by Shipman. He's fined 600 and fired from the practice. Lena Slater - The 68-year-old spinster, who suffered from cancer, died after a home visit by Shipman at Newton Hall Court, Hyde, on May 2, 1997. At Burgess' urging, Woodruff went to the police, who began an investigation. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Murder (convicted). Decision: Unlawful killing. He is thought to have murdered up to 250 of his patients throughout his career. 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