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"... and I leave all my possessions to my Doctor"; The story of Harold Shipman Britain's most prolific serial killer
Biography.com ^ | April 26 | Biography

Posted on 04/26/2024 9:03:18 PM PDT by RandFan

Harold Frederick Shipman (14 January 1946 – 13 January 2004), known to acquaintances as Fred Shipman, was an English general practitioner and serial killer. He is considered to be one of the most prolific serial killers in modern history, with an estimated 250 victims. On 31 January 2000, Shipman was found guilty of murdering fifteen patients under his care. He was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order. Shipman hanged himself in his cell at HM Prison Wakefield, West Yorkshire, on 13 January 2004, aged 57.

The Shipman Inquiry, a two-year-long investigation of all deaths certified by Shipman, chaired by Dame Janet Smith, examined Shipman's crimes. It revealed Shipman targeted vulnerable elderly people who trusted him as their doctor, killing them with either a fatal dose of drugs or prescribing an abnormal amount. As of 1 December 2023, Shipman, also nicknamed "Dr. Death" and the "Angel of Death", is the only British doctor to have been convicted of murdering patients, although other doctors have been acquitted of similar crimes or convicted of lesser charges; some nurses have also been convicted of murdering patients in their care.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: britain; haroldshipman; physician; serialkiller; shipman
This was an awful case. He killed many elderly patients in his care and caused widespread distrust of members of the medical community.
1 posted on 04/26/2024 9:03:18 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

Amateur. Dr. Fauci has killed millions.


2 posted on 04/26/2024 9:07:49 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: Responsibility2nd; All

Talking of Fauci he is due to testify soon to Congress


3 posted on 04/26/2024 9:09:16 PM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

If this were made into a movie, a younger version of Donald Southerland or his older son could play the lead.


4 posted on 04/26/2024 9:20:00 PM PDT by lee martell
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If this were made into a movie, a younger version of Donald Southerland or his older son could play the lead.

The resemblance is not exactly stunning.

Regards,

5 posted on 04/27/2024 1:02:49 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: RandFan

Arsonists dream of getting jobs with the Fire Department. Murderers dream of becoming doctors or nurses.


6 posted on 04/27/2024 3:52:07 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Proudly Clinging To My Guns And My Religion)
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To: Gay State Conservative

You’re right. Hopefully in the future AI will be able to identify these types.


7 posted on 04/27/2024 3:57:52 AM PDT by GOPJ (.Has Nancy Pelosi called for the leader of Hamas to step down yet? If not, why not?)
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mark


8 posted on 04/27/2024 5:29:58 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Socialists with the ‘free’ healthcare are killing people and making money for themselves while doing so.

The democrats / socialists will kill you like they do in Canada, England and other countries with “FREE” healthcare.
They will pay hospital administrators and doctors bonus money to do so. England had and may still be murdering 125,000 people a year by denying care.

Search google: liverpool care pathway scandal, daily mail


9 posted on 04/28/2024 12:49:52 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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