The Shipman Inquiry, a two-year-long investigation of all deaths certified by Shipman, chaired by Dame Janet Smith, examined Shipman's crimes. Decision: Unlawful killing. On the surface, he was a respected doctor who graduated from Leeds School of Medicine after receiving a scholarship for his education. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Smith's estimate of Shipman's total victim count over that 27-year period was 250. Decision: Unlawful killing. Kathleen McDonald - The 73-year-old spinster, of Carter Place, Hyde, died at home on February 22, 1985 after Shipman visited. Elsie Cheetham - The 76-year-old widow, of Garden Street, Newton, Hyde, died of a heart attack at her home on April 25 1997 while Shipman was present. Decision: Unlawful killing. Yes! Annie Watkins - The 81-year-old widow, of Carter Place, Hyde, died on November 17, 1986. Harold Shipman was born as the middle child into a working-class family on January 14, 1946. February 2000: Police announced that they are investigating Shipman's role in 175 deaths, but reveal there will be no more murder charges. Elizabeth Mary Baddeley - The 83-year-old widow, of Rowan Court, Stockport Road, Gee Cross, died at her home on November 21, 1997. Charles Henry Barlow - The 88-year-old former police sergeant, of Dowson Road, Hyde, died at his home on November 22, 1995 only minutes after a visit from Shipman. Despite his forgery of the will of one of his victims, financial gain appears not to have been a serious motive. 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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. [3], In her sixth and final report, issued on 24 January 2005, Smith reported that she believed that Shipman had killed three patients, and she had serious suspicions about four further deaths, including that of a four-year-old girl, during the early stage of his medical career at Pontefract General Infirmary. Shipman had been the last person to see her alive and recorded "old age" as he cause of death on her death certificate. Kenneth Ernest Smith - The 73-year-old died at his home on Garden Street, Hyde, on December 17, 1996 after a visit from Shipman. A bright child, he became interested in medicine as he watched his mother receive morphine injections to ease the pain she suffered while dying of lung cancer. Shipman possessed all the domineering traits his mother had, as a result of which he soon lost friends. Albert Redvers Williams - Died on August 5, 1975. Decision: Unlawful killing. He was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Crown Court. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Dr Harold Shipman, Britain's most prolific serial killer, who murdered up to 250 of his patients using the drug diamorphine over a period of 23 years ( Image: PA) Jean Lilley - The 58-year-old, of Jackson Street, Hyde, died at home on April 25, 1997 following a visit from Shipman. 31 January 2000: A jury convicts Shipman on all 15 counts of murder and he's sentenced to life in prison. Konrad Peter Ovcar-Robinson - The 43-year-old, who was HIV positive, died at his home on November 25, 1995. 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. Decision: Unlawful killing. Alice Prestwich - The 69-year-old died from a lethal injection at her home in Ogden Court, Frank Street, Hyde, on October 20 1988. He graduated in 1970 and commenced life as a junior doctor, but he quickly moved up the ranks and became a general practitioner at a medical center in West Yorkshire. Elizabeth Fletcher - The 90-year-old, of St John's Drive, Godley, Hyde, died at her home on January 5, 1988 with Shipman present. Harold Shipman managed to get away with his murders for years before he was finally caught. Decision: Murder. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Decision: Murder (convicted). June 1998: Kathleen Grundy is found dead and her daughter, Angela Woodruff, reports Shipman to the police after suspecting him of forging her mother's will to cut off her family and instead give 386,000 to Shipman. Then, read about 21 more doctors and nurses who used their position to commit murder. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. At Burgess' urging, Woodruff went to the police, who began an investigation. Decision: Unlawful killing. Bob Marley's Death And The Heartbreaking Story Behind It, Inside The Terrifying Legend Of The Aswang, The Shapeshifting Filipino Monster That Devours Human Guts And Fetuses, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. Elsie Hannible - The 85-year-old widow of Rydal Avenue, Hyde, died after Shipman called at her home on July 24, 1996. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Ivy Lomas - The 62-year-old widow died at Shipman's surgery in Market Street, Hyde, on May 29, 1997. The first episode of Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story looks at how his serial killing was finally uncovered. The two-year investigation into the deaths certified by Shipman confirmed that the doctor killed at least 215 patients over a 25+ year span. On 31 January 2000, Dr Harold Shipman was found guilty of 15 counts of murders and sentenced to life in prison. Decision: Murder. 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: Suspicion of unlawful killing. On 13 January 2004, Shipman hanged himself in his cell in Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire. [35] He was pronounced dead at 8:10a.m. A statement from Her Majesty's Prison Service indicated that he had hanged himself from the window bars of his cell using his bed sheets. Woodruff informed the police and they exhumated her mothers corpse and conducted a Post-mortem. Decision: Unlawful killing. [33] Historian Pamela Cullen has argued that because of Adams' acquittal, there was no impetus to examine asserted flaws in the British legal system until the Shipman case. Renee Lacey - The 63-year-old cancer sufferer, who lived with her husband, died at her home at Windsor Road, Hyde, on June 6 1996 after Shipman visited. The police, who were later blamed by the Shipman Inquiry for assigning inexperienced officers to the case in March, took notice after the killer's last victim, Kathleen Grundy, was found dead at her home in June 1998 with Shipman being the last person to see her alive and recording cause of death as old age. Decision: Unlawful killing. Elsie Godfrey - The 85-year-old died in her home at Chartist House, Hyde, on May 7, 1996. In 2005, it came to light that Shipman may have stolen jewellery from his victims. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Local residents rushed to help the victim as he fought for his life after the brutal and savage attack. Aired on Netflix in 2019. GP Harold Shipman was found guilty of 15 murders in 2000 for killing patients under his care. He was the middle of 3 children. Decision: Unlawful killing. That year, his mother Vera, with whom Shipman was quite close, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Decision: Unlawful killing. [8][9][10] Her death came in a manner similar to what later became Shipman's own modus operandi: in the later stages of her disease, she had morphine administered at home by a doctor. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. He was convicted of her murder at Preston Crown Court. GMP Harold Shipman is one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history A life insurance advert featuring serial killer Harold Shipman "trivialised" his murders and was distressing. Decision: Unlawful killing. "[40] The Independent called for the inquiry into Shipman's suicide to look more widely at the state of UK prisons as well as the welfare of inmates. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. He was an avid rugby player as a child. [31], Shipman is the only doctor in the history of British medicine found guilty of murdering his patients. Florence Lewis - The 79-year-old widow died at her home at Mansfield Road, Hyde, on November 10, 1997 after a visit from Shipman. Decision: Unlawful killing. Harold Shipman is the subject of BBC Two's documentary The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story on Tuesday night - but just what happened to his family after he was arrested for the murders of 15 of his patients? RedditHarold Shipman with one of his children. Attempts by his defence council to have Shipman tried in three separate phases, that is, cases with physical evidence, cases without and the Grundy case (where the forgery differentiated it from other cases), as well as to have damning evidence relating to Shipman's fraudulent accumulation of . Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Still, others suggest that the doctor had a God Complex and simply needed to prove that he could take life as well as save it. After Shipman administered a lethal dose of diamorphine to Grundy, he selected the cremation box on her will to hide the evidence. Elizabeth Ashworth - The 81-year-old widow, of Peel Street, Hyde, died at her home on August 26, 1981 after Shipman was called when Mrs Ashworth was taken ill in her garden. Marie Antoinette Fernley - The 53-year-old divorcee, of Darwin Street, Hyde, died at her home on March 13, 1995 after Shipman visited to check her blood pressure. Corrections? Decision: Murder. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. [43], After Shipman's body was released to his family, it remained in Sheffield for more than a year despite multiple false reports about his funeral. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Your email address will not be published. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. His mother significantly contributed to installing the sense of superiority at his early ages hence tainting much of his far ahead relations. Clifford Heapey - The 85-year-old man of Grange Road South, Hyde, died after being given an injection at his nursing home on June 2, 1995. Dorothy Tucker - The 51-year-old, of Armadale Road, Dukinfield, died at home on January 7, 1984 after a visit from Shipman. His father was a lorry driver and his mother a home maker. Shipman Inquiry has closed. At the time, the Prison Service spokesperson said: "It's really not something the Prison Service would have any control over. Henrietta Walker - The 87-year-old widow, of Orchard Street, Hyde, died at home on November 24, 1995 after a visit from Shipman. A public inquiry is underway, but general practitioners and all doctors also need to consider the . He died and we released his body to the coroner. March 1998: Shipman is reported to the police after a funeral home and another GP suspect him of killing his patients. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. In 1970 he began work as a. He worked as a popular and respected GP in an ordinary market town called Hyde. Mona Ashton White - The 63-year-old, of Thorpe Hall Grove, Newton, Hyde, died on September 15, 1986 following a lethal injection from Shipman. A Prison Service statement indicated that Shipman had hanged himself from the window bars of his cell using bed sheets. Elsie Royles - The 79-year-old went into a coma after a visit from Shipman, and died without recovering in Hough Lane, Hyde, on November 23, 1978. Decision: Unlawful killing. Alice Hilda Connaughton - The 77-year-old, of Charnley House Residential Home, died at the home on March 12, 1987. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [72], The satirical artist Cold War Steve regularly features Shipman in his work. His oldest victim was Annie Cooper, aged 93. You can unsubscribe at any time. Shipman's trial commenced in Preston Crown Court on 5 October 1999. Winifred Mellor - The 73-year-old widow, of Corona Avenue, Newton, Hyde, died at home on May 11 1998 after a visit from Shipman. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. July 2002: First phase of inquiry report is published, concluding that the GP killed at least 215 of his patients and possible more. Margaret Mary Vickers - The 81-year-old widow, of Bennett Street, Hyde, died at home on June 25, 1996. He was arrested on 7th September 1998. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing. Jane Rowland - Died February 15, 1975. In 1984 she was still relatively shapely; by 1990 she was a size 20; today she is fatter than ever. It was here in 1976 where Shipman first found himself in trouble with the law. By registering to HELLO! [41], Shipman's motive for suicide was never established, though he reportedly told his probation officer that he was considering suicide to assure his wife's financial security after he was stripped of his National Health Service pension. Decision: Unlawful killing. British serial killer Harold Shipman is one such example of this. Criminal experts have long studied Harold Shipman, trying to figure out what drove the seemingly caring family doctor to kill his patients. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. [20] Prescription for Murder, a 2000 book by journalists Brian Whittle and Jean Ritchie, suggested that Shipman forged the will either because he wanted to be caught, because his life was out of control, or because he planned to retire at 55 and leave the UK. Decision: Suspicion of 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. 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. John Sheard Greenhalgh - The 88-year-old widower, known as Jack, died at his home on Cheetham Fold Road, Hyde, on February 27, 1996 after a visit from Shipman. In October 2005, a similar hearing was held against two doctors who worked at Tameside General Hospital in 1994, who failed to detect that Shipman had deliberately administered a "grossly excessive" dose of morphine. Grundy's daughter, solicitor Angela Woodruff, became concerned when fellow solicitor Brian Burgess informed her that a will had been made, apparently by her mother, with doubts about its authenticity. Frances Elizabeth Turner - The 85-year-old died at her home in Peveril Terrace, Hyde, on August 23, 1985. Ciceley Sharples - The 87-year-old of Swindells Street, Hyde, on June 15, 1994. Decision: Unlawful killing. Decision: Unlawful killing, Netta Ashcroft - The 71-year-old widow, of Meadowfield Court, Flowery Field, Hyde, was found dead on March 7, 1995 at her home after a visit from Shipman to treat a sore throat. He was charged with the murders of 15 women by lethal injections of diamorphine, all between 1995 and 1998: Shipman's legal representatives tried unsuccessfully to have the Grundy case tried separately from the others, as a motive was shown by the alleged forgery of Grundy's will. But what about doctors who take away the lives of the people? And how did he go undetected for so many years as a murderer? He was born from his father, Harold Frederick Shipman, who was a truck driver and his mother Vera Brittan. [11] On 5 November 1966, he married Primrose May Oxtoby; the couple had four children. Getty ImagesThough Harold Shipman was convicted of 15 murders, its speculated that he killed upwards of 250 people. The first speculation was that he was seeking to avenge the death of his mother. [46] Following this, The Shipman Inquiry, submitted in July 2002, concluded that he had killed at least 218 of his patients between 1975 and 1998, during which time he practised in Todmorden (19741975) and Hyde (19771998). [41] In The Guardian, an article by General Sir David Ramsbotham, who had formerly served as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons, suggested that whole life sentencing be replaced by indefinite sentencing, for this would at least give prisoners the hope of eventual release and reduce the risk of their ending their own lives by suicide, as well as making their management easier for prison officials. Emily Wiliams - Died September 25, 1978. WATCH: The Shipman Files examines Harold Shipman's heinous crimes. Elsie Harrop - Died on September 22, 1989. Decision: Unlawful killing. He watched his mother receive Morphine injections which eased her pain during death. Harold Shipman, AKA the most notorious serial killer in British history, used his position as a doctor to kill his patients and rewrote some of their wills in order to take their money. Shipman studied medicine at Leeds School of Medicine, University of Leeds, graduating in 1970. Jane Shelmerdine - The 80-year-old died from a lethal injection at her home in Napier Street, Gee Cross, on February 21, 1996, after Shipman visited. Harold Shipman (full name Harold Fredrick Shipman) was born on 14 January 1946 in Nottingham, England. Edith Scott - The 85-year-old died at her home in Dowson Road, Gee Cross, on April 13, 1995. Doctors are supposed to help people when theyre at their most vulnerable. However, The Sun ran a celebratory front-page headline; "Ship Ship hooray! However, Dr. Harold Shipman not only used his position to take advantage of his patients he became one of the most prolific serial killers in English history. The nickname stuck through his early life. Dame Janet Smith, who chaired the inquiry, concluded he had killed 15 after investigating 137 deaths at Pontefract that occurred while Shipman was a junior doctor. This could have been the end of Shipmans reign of terror but it wasnt. Mary Emma Hamer - The 81-year-old widow died on March 8, 1989. Lizzie Adams - The 77-year-old widow died at her home in Coronation Avenue, Hyde, on February 28, 1997 after a visit from Shipman. [16] The Shipman Inquiry later blamed Greater Manchester Police for assigning inexperienced officers to the case. Annie Campbell - The 88-year-old, of Rydal Avenue, Hyde, was found dead at her home on December 20, 1978 by Shipman. Charles Harris - The 70-year-old died at his home in Corporation Street, Hyde on November 23, 1984. A third possibility raised was that he derived pleasure from the knowledge that, as a doctor, he had the power of life or death over his patients and that killing was the means through which he expressed this power. Harold Shipmans private practice, where he killed his most vulnerable patients. Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story examines the former GP, who was found guilty of killing 15 patients in 2000 but suspected of murdering a total of 250. On January 13, 2004, Shipman was found hanging in his cell at Wakefield. [21], The police investigated other deaths Shipman had certified and investigated fifteen specimen cases. Harold Eddleston - The 77-year-old, of Rufford Avenue, Hyde, died at his home on March 4, 1998 after a visit by Shipman. The Shipman inquiry carried out in 2004 concluded that he had killed at least 218 patients - but the real figure could be as high as 459. Decision: Unlawful killing. There are not many signs that point to his later reputation . Decision: Suspicion of unlawful killing. Sebelum sukses menjadi dokter, Harold Shipman hanyalah seorang anak yang lahir dari keluarga biasa di Inggris. He was convicted of her murder on January 31, 2000 at Preston Crown Court. It has existed for ages. Decision: Unlawful killing. Jack Shelmerdine - The 77-year-old of Wordsworth Close, Dukinfield, died in at Tameside Hospital on November 28, 1979, after receiving a course of treatment from Shipman. [citation needed] This was not a direct recommendation, but rather because the report stated that there was not enough safeguarding and monitoring of doctors' decisions. Born in Nottingham in 1946, Shipman studied medicine at Leeds School of Medicine and began working as a general practitioner (GP) in 1974 at the Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre in Todmorden. Ada Hilton - The 88-year-old woman was found dead at her home in St John's Drive, Godley, on July 12, 1995 an hour after a home visit by Shipman. Simultaneously, Shipman insisted that Grundy was addicted to a drug like morphine or heroin and pointed to his notes as evidence of this. May Slater - The 84-year-old died after Shipman visited her in Hough Lane, Hyde, on April 18, 1981. Stars Alistair Parker Jeremy Dirckze Bernard Postles Woodruff reported Shipman to the police, who opened up an investigation and found traces of heroin (diamorphine), often used to treat terminal cancer patients, in her body. Money! 1970: Shipman graduates from Leeds University and starts working at Pontefract General Infirmary. Shipman, branded 'Dr Death', was arrested in 1998 and found guilty in 2000. Posted on April 17, 2021 by April 17, 2021 by The Greater Manchester doctor Harold Shipman has been found guilty of murdering 15 women - making him the biggest convicted serial killer in the UK in recent history. 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. He was found . 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