He injected his mostly elderly patients with diamorphine (heroin).
It seemed initially that Shipman's motivation was financial gain. But like most serial killers Shipman enjoyed murdering his patients.
Harold Shipman, a doctor from Great Britain, killed up to 200 of his patients, most of whom were elderly, after being included into their wills.
Dr. Harold Shipman was apprehended on 7 Sept., 1998, at the age of 52.
Harold Shipman, a British doctor, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2000 for the murder of 15 patients. He is suspected of killing over 200 patients during his career. Shipman was found dead in his prison cell in 2004, suspected to have committed suicide.
No. Dr. Harold Shipman was not a kidnapper; rather, he poisoned an estimated 250 of his patients, many of whom died in their homes, thinking that their beloved doctor was only doing what was best for them.
Harold Shipman's birth name is Harold Frederick Shipman.
While in a partnership with several other doctors Shipman was discovered taking drugs for his own use. The partners demanded his resignation. Shipman vowed to stop and would seek help to preserve his job. The doctors declined. Shipman moved on to a small practice of his own. It is here that he began to kill his patients.
Harold Shipman's life has been particularly shocking. He has committed over 250 homicides. He was a doctor who killed his patients. He has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.
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.
Harold Shipman, also known as Dr. Death, was a British general practitioner who is considered one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. He was convicted of murdering 15 patients, but it is believed that he may have been responsible for over 200 deaths by administering lethal doses of prescription drugs. Shipman's crimes were predominantly committed between the 1970s and 1990s in the UK.
Although medical doctors that kill are not new, they are in the minority. America's 19th century Dr. Mudgett and late 20th century's Dr. Michael Swango are Harold Shipman's equals. But as to an actual copycat crime spree like Shipman's I could find no information on the subject.
Harold Shipman was born on January 14, 1946.