Based on these worries, Dr Reynolds approached coroner John Pollard to suggest Shipman was killing his patients, sharing her concerns over the number of deceased elderly patients requiring countersigned cremation forms. In 2000, he was found guilty of murdering fifteen patients under his care and one count of forgery, resulting in his imprisonment for life with the recommendation that he never be released. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Man United currently sit eight points behind league-leaders Arsenal in the Premier League table. In 2000 Shipman was convicted of 15 murders, and forging Kathleen Grundys will , and was jailed for life. Ngy 13 thng 1 nm 2000, thm phn kt ti Shipman l th phm ca 15 v git ngi. GP Harold Shipman was found guilty of 15 murders in 2000 for killing patients under his care. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Shipman was eventually cremated on 19 March 2005 at Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium. Though Shipman was fired that year for forging prescriptions, he was not removed from the General Medical Council, the doctors regulatory body. [30], Shipman denied his guilt, disputing the scientific evidence against him. On January 13, 2004, Shipman was found hanging in his cell at Wakefield. Maureen Alice Ward - The 57-year-old died at her home in Ogden Court, Frank Street, Hyde, on February 18, 1998. Harold Shipman was Britain's most prolific serial killer. For more than 25 years Shipman got away with murder from his GP surgery in Hyde. In 1998, Harold Shipman, as he had done throughout his career as a family doctor, used a lethal dose of morphine to murder an otherwise healthy 81-year-old woman named Kathleen Grundy, who would be Shipman's last victim. The pair had four children together, and from the outside, Shipmans life was the picture of normality. YouTubeA Shipman family photo taken in 1997. Decision: Unlawful killing. But the course of Shipman's life changed when he was just 17. Decision: Unlawful killing. Winifred Mellor - The 73-year-old widow, of Corona Avenue, Newton, Hyde, died at home on May 11 1998 after a visit from Shipman. [51][52][53] Unidentified items were handed to the Assets Recovery Agency in May. Decision: Unlawful killing. [16] The Shipman Inquiry later blamed Greater Manchester Police for assigning inexperienced officers to the case. Decision: Unlawful killing. Alice Black - Died on December 18, 1997. Most of his victims were elderly women in good health. Decision: Unlawful killing. It was a day before his 58th birthday. Decision: Unlawful killing. 1970: Shipman graduates from Leeds University and starts working at Pontefract General Infirmary. Alice Kennedy - The 88-year-old widow who suffered from Parkinson's Disease died on January 9, 1995 at her sheltered accommodation at Ogden Court, Hyde, after a visit from Shipman. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. 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 1957 he studied at High Pavement grammar school (6th form). They discovered a pattern of his administering lethal doses of diamorphine, signing patients' death certificates, and then falsifying medical records to indicate that they had been in poor health. Harold Shipman is a former GP and prolific serial killer who murdered approximately 250 victims, most of whom were elderly women. How they keep their priorities and families aside and struggle so hard to keep a person alive for at least one day! Updates? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Police managed to investigate and certify 15 other cases, where Shipman had administered lethal doses of diamorphine, falsely registered the patients' deaths and edited their medical history to show that they were deathly ill. Shipman, who was nicknamed "Dr Death" and "The Angel of Death", is the only British doctor to date to have been convicted of murdering his patients, although other doctors have been acquitted of similar crimes or convicted of lesser charges.[4][5]. She found out that the will was forged, because of a difference in the time details recorded by Shipmans computer on the will as it was not manually entered but instead automatically updated by the system. Decision: Unlawful killing. That year, his mother Vera, with whom Shipman was quite close, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. [43][44] During this period, according to Shipman's cellmate, he received a letter from Primrose exhorting him to, "Tell me everything, no matter what. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Mrs Grundy was Shipman's last victim. Dr. Harold Shipman was born the son of Vera and Harold Shipman. Dorothea Hill Renwick - The 90-year-old widow died at her home in Dowson Road, Gee Cross, Hyde. Shipman was born in a middle-class family in England. A memorial garden to Shipman's victims, called the Garden of Tranquillity, opened in Hyde Park, Hyde, on 30 July 2005. He was forced out of practice due to a fraudulent prescription by him for the Opiate Pethidine to which he was addicted. 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. It was found that Mrs. Grundy died due to an overdose of Diamorphine. Tom Balfour Russell - The 77-year-old died at his home in Harrison Street, Gee Cross, Hyde, on July 2, 1996. Shipman was accused of killing 15 elderly patients in 1999, although he's believed to have killed approximately 250, making him one of the most prolific serial killers Britain has ever seen. Laura Kathleen Wagstaff - The 81-year-old widow, of Rock Gardens, Gee Cross, Hyde, died at home on December 9, 1997 after a visit from Shipman. Eileen Robinson - The 54-year-old died at her home in Marlborough Road, Hyde, on December 23, 1993. Unbeknownst to the alleged 250 people who died by his hand between 1975 and 1998, their visit to the office of Harold Shipman would be the last thing theyd ever do. 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. This could have been the end of Shipmans reign of terror but it wasnt. Mary Coutts - The 80-year-old widow, of Marler Road, Hyde, died at home on April 21, 1997, minutes after she was alone with Shipman because of a head cold, temperature and chest problems. Although Shipman was highly intelligent as a youngster, he suffered socially, struggling to make friends right through until the end of high school. Former doctor and serial killer Harold Shipman murdered at least 215 patients. [36] After Shipman's death, his body was taken to the mortuary at the Medico Legal Centre in Sheffield by undertakers van for a post-mortem examination. [17] A few months later, in August, taxi driver John Shaw told the police that he suspected Shipman of murdering 21 patients. Elsie Platt - The 73-year-old died on February 9, 1994 at her home in Stockport Road, Hyde. Decision: Unlawful killing. Mona Ashton White - The 63-year-old, of Thorpe Hall Grove, Newton, Hyde, died on September 15, 1986 following a lethal injection from Shipman. David Jones - Died on December 22, 1993. Decision: Unlawful killing. This made Shipman turn his interest towards the medical field. Violet May Bird - The 60-year-old married woman, of Harehill Road, Hattersley, Hyde, died at her home on May 13, 1993 during a visit by Shipman. Doctors are supposed to help people when theyre at their most vulnerable. The Shipman Inquiry, a two-year-long investigation of all deaths certified by Shipman, chaired by Dame Janet Smith, examined Shipman's crimes. Shipman passed his eleven-plus in 1957, moving to High Pavement Grammar School, Nottingham, which he left in 1964. Alice Hilda Connaughton - The 77-year-old, of Charnley House Residential Home, died at the home on March 12, 1987. Decision: Unlawful killing. It was here in 1976 where Shipman first found himself in trouble with the law. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. It was March 1975 when Shipman took his first patient, 70-year-old Eva Lyons. Public DomainHarold Shipman killed himself in his jail cell in 2004. Dorothy Long - The 84-year-old widow, died at her home in Woodfield Avenue, Hyde, on March 13, 1998. Decision: Suspicion of 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: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Harold Shipman is born on Nottingham's Bestwood council estate. Robert Hickson - The 76-year-old man died at his home at Chartist House, Hyde, on December 5, 1978. Olive Heginbotham - The 86-year-old woman died at her home in Fawley Avenue, Hyde, on February 25, 1993 after being given an injection by Shipman during a home visit. [31], Shipman is the only doctor in the history of British medicine found guilty of murdering his patients. This is a matter for the family." Decision: Unlawful killing. Elizabeth Sigley - The 67-year-old woman of Stockport Road, Gee Cross, died on December 14, 1995. [73], The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story, a three-part documentary by Chris Wilson, was broadcast on BBC Two on three consecutive nights between 28 and 30 September 2020, and focussed on Shipman's victims and how he went undetected for so long.[74][75][76]. However, police found that Shipman had written the notes on his computer after her death. Edith Wibberley - The 76-year-old widow, of Cheetham Fold Road, Hyde, died at home on December 18, 1984. Decision: Unlawful killing. However, Dr. Susan Booth, Shipmans colleague, had a very strong suspicion about his actions and requested police for an inquiry. Risk-adjusted sequential probability ratio tests: application to Bristol, Shipman and adult cardiac surgery. Harold Eddleston - The 77-year-old, of Rufford Avenue, Hyde, died at his home on March 4, 1998 after a visit by Shipman. 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. Decision: Unlawful killing. Woodruff said of the situation,The whole thing was unbelievable. The fact that Shipman took advantage of his patients trust in him as a doctor made his crimes particularly odious to the public. [71], A BBC drama-documentary, entitled Harold Shipman and starring Ian Brooker in the title role, was broadcast in April 2014. Decision: Unlawful killing. 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. Harold Shipman was an English general practitioner who murdered at least 215 of his patients between 1974 and 1998. After falling pregnant, she and Shipman tied the knot in 1966. Even during the pandemic, there were criminals arrested who were doctors in search of money. Jane Rowland - Died February 15, 1975. He was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Crown Court. Lily Broadbent - The 75-year-old, of Welbeck Road, Hyde, died at her home on December 16, 1986 after requesting a visit from Shipman because she was not feeling well. Decision: Unlawful killing. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Decision: Unlawful killing. Instead, he received a warning letter. Decision: Unlawful killing. A doctor- the savior of lives is a word that is supposed to bring happiness to millions of patients. Decision: Unlawful killing. Alternate titles: Dr. Death, Harold Frederick Shipman, Distinguished Professor of History, Baylor University. Decision: Unlawful killing. Elizabeth Ellen Mellor - The 75-year-old widow, of Sidley Place, Hyde, died at her home on November 30 1994 shortly after a visit by Shipman. Then, he used his typewriter to write her family out of the will entirely, leaving everything to him. He developed a reputation among his patients and in his community as a good and helpful physician. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Ann Cooper - The 93-year-old spinster, of Old Road, Hyde, died at her home on February 15, 1988 after a visit from Shipman. June 2001: The Shipman Inquiry begins in Manchester, with the first phase dedicated to examining over 466 cases where Shipman's foul play is suspected. In 1970 he received a medical degree from Leeds University, and a few years later he became a general practitioner in Todmorden in Lancashire. "[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. Charles Henry Killan - The 90-year-old died at his home in Bagshaw Street, Newton, Hyde, on February 2, 1997 after a visit from Shipman. Doris Bridge - The 83-year-old widow, of Gower Road, Hyde, died at her home on March 26, 1984. Here is a list of those patients who Harold Shipman killed, according to the Shipman Inquiry. [18] Shaw became suspicious as many of the elderly customers he took to the hospital, who seemed to be in good health, died in Shipman's care.[19]. Marie West Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Joan Harding - The 91-year-old spinster of Joel Lane, Gee Cross, died from a lethal injection while visiting Shipman at his surgery in Market Street, Hyde, on January 4, 1994. Emily Morgan - The 84-year-old widow died at her home in Mansfield Road, Hyde, on May 12, 1993 after being seen by Shipman. Eva Lyons - Died on March 17, 1975. Grundys body was subsequently exhumed in August 1998 and diamorphine was found in her muscle tissues. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Harold Shipman's Early Life and Love for Medicine Harold Frederick Shipman was born on January 14, 1946, in Nottingham, England. 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. Gladys Roberts - The 78-year old widow died at her home in Shaw Hall Avenue, Hyde on February 8, 1984. Scam in the medical field is not a new scenario. Most estimates claim that he killed around 260 - mostly elderly women. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. For example, the person(s) organising the funeral must answer, "Do you know or suspect that the death of the person who has died was violent or unnatural? Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [7][8] His working-class parents were devout Methodists. What do we feel, when we think about the occupation of a doctor? Decision: Unlawful killing. He was convicted of her murder at Preston Crown Court. Harold Shipman was caught after he murdered 81-year-old Kathleen Grundy. Elsie Lorna Dean - The 69-year-old widow, of Wood Street, Hyde, died at home on January 8, 1997 and was discovered by Shipman making a routine call. 171 were women, 44 were men, the oldest was a 93-year-old woman and the youngest was a 47-year-old man. Decision: Unlawful killing, Irene Aitken - The 65-year-old widow, of Burkitt Street, Hyde, died on July 31, 1995, after she was given a lethal injection of diamorphine by Shipman at her home after he called in while passing. In March 1998, a worker at Frank Massey and Son's funeral parlour expressed some worries to Dr Linda Reynolds of the Brooke Surgery in Hyde. Decision: Unlawful killing. The concept of her signing a document which was so badly typed didnt make any sense.. & [21], The police investigated other deaths Shipman had certified and investigated fifteen specimen cases. 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. Shipman died on 13 January 2004, one day before his 58th birthday. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Carrie Leigh - The 81-year-old widow died at her home at Joel Lane, Gee Cross, Hyde on July 16 1996. [80], In 2023, DeadHappy, a Leicester-based life insurance firm, was criticised for using an image of Shipman in one of its advertisements. Decision: Unlawful killing. Later, at school, he works his way through the 11-plus into the city's High Pavement Grammar school, where he was known as a loner. Dorothy Tucker - The 51-year-old, of Armadale Road, Dukinfield, died at home on January 7, 1984 after a visit from Shipman. 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