On March 6, 1995, Marie West depended on Doctor Shipman to help her. Instead, she was met with her death by a fatal dose of diamorphine. This was the case for many of Harold Shipman’s patients, who came to him in hopes that he would help. There were an estimated 250 patients that he killed, most of them with fatal doses of diamorphine. He is considered one of the most notorious serial killers, along with also being known as an amazing doctor. Many like to call him “Doctor Death” as he was a doctor that did not save lives but instead took them. Harold Shipman is a great representation of why you can never trust someone, even if they were meant to save your life. Shipman was born on January 14, 1946, in Nottingham, England. His parents were Vera Shipman and Harold Frederick Shipman. He was the middle child of 2 …show more content…
One of his co-workers expressed her concerns about the high death rate of Shipmans patients, and that was only the start. Kathleen Grundy, 81 years old and also the former mayor of Hyde, was the last victim of his and was one of the reasons that Harold Shipman was finally caught. Shipman’s murders were discovered in 1998 after he attempted to forge the will of Grundy to be cremated after he had given her a lethal dose of diamorphine. After her body was exhumed they found traces of the diamorphine, Shipman claimed that Grundy was a drug addict. Finally, in the same year, he was arrested. In January of 2000 he was found guilty of numerous murders and sentenced to life in prison. During Harold Shipman's trial, his wife, Primrose, seemed unaware of his crimes and claimed he was innocent. He hung himself in his cell in 2004, after being in prison for around 4 years. He was then pronounced dead at 57 years old. However, his wife and children did not attend his cremation. There are many theories as to why Harold Shipman killed his