HAROLD SHIPMAN (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004)
An English general practitioner (GP), Shipman is known to be one of the most infamous serial killers in modern history. He was convicted of the murders of 15 patients; however it is estimated that his actual figure was close to 250 victims.
The English doctor targeted elderly and vulnerable patients killing them with lethal doses of diamorphine. As a doctor, there was unauthorized access to this medication, which was administered to patients during home visits.
On 31 January 2000, Shipman was convicted is the murder of 15 patients who were under his care as a GP. It was 4 years later that the angel of death hanged himself in his call at HM Prison Wakefield.
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