Harold Shipman
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Harold Shipman (January 14, 1946 – January 13, 2004) was a British general practitioner (a type of doctor) and serial killer. He is thought to have killed up to 250 of his patients.
[change] Crimes
He was put on trial and found guilty of 15 murders, and an investigation identified another 235 suspicious deaths. His favourite way of killing was using morphine. Most of the patients he killed were old women.
[change] Death
While he was in prison, he committed suicide.
[change] See also
- John Bodkin Adams - British general practitioner and suspected serial killer
- Michael Swango - American doctor and serial killer