Dr. Shipman admixture drugs thus causing the death of the patients. He was not an angel of mercy killing persons who suffered agony; instead he made sure their insurance was in his behalf. He did collect a good amount of cash during his killings.
I believe most of the murders were committed at the homes of the victims. Many of them were elderly and Dr. Shipman made house calls. An overdose of a painkiller was the usual method to his madness.
Dr. Shipman certainly had no problem with taking "trophies" from his victims. Jewelry, heirlooms, etc. anything of worth Shipman would take. In fact Shipman took one victim's car.
Dr. Harold Shipman was born on 14 January 1946 in Nottingham, England.
To all appearances it seems that yes, his motivation was greed. But according to several books by different authors, he seemed to like the power that he had over his victims and liked playing God instead of Dr. Shipman.
Dr. Harold Shipman was 53 years old when he was arrested in 1998 for the murder of 15 of his patients.
The trial of Harold Shipman was 10 weeks long.
Dr. Harold Shipman died on 13 Jan., 2004, one day before his 58th birthday.
The widow of Dr. Harold Fred Shipman lives as a recluse in Walshford, West Yorkshire.
Shipman graduated in 1970 from Leeds Medical School.
Harold Shipman died by suicide - he hung himself in his cell at Wakefield Prison at 6:20 AM on 13 Jan., 2004.
There is no publicly available information to suggest that Dr. Harold Shipman was Jewish. Shipman was a British doctor who was convicted of being a prolific serial killer, known as the "Doctor Death," for murdering his patients.
His name was Dr. Harold Frederick Shipman and not necessarily by night. He used to kill elderly women for money.