He started his killings in 1975 through 1998.
Dr. Harold Shipman was born on 14 January 1946 in Nottingham, England.
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.
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.
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 committed his crimes in the United Kingdom, primarily in the area of Greater Manchester. He was a general practitioner who was convicted of murdering at least 15 of his patients.
It is true that Shipman benefited greatly from the deaths of his victims but his crimes were not just about financial gain. For most serial killers the need for power and control is the true basis of their obsessions. Shipman's crimes were not of a sexual nature but there is no doubt he enjoyed killing and empowered by them, at least for a brief time.