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Research Paper On Harold Fredrick Shipman

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Harold Fredrick Shipman was a doctor, serial killer, theif and a phony. Harold Frederick Shipman was born and raised in Nottingham England. As a doctor Shipman was addicted to pain killers called Pethidine and Morphine. He loved injecting Morphine to his patients and prescribing pethidine, even though his patients didn’t need it. He simply loved to be in control of people lives. His addiction got him arrested for life, and he committed suicide. Harold Shipman was born on January 14,1946. Shipman was his mother's favorite son. As a kid his mother taught him sense of superiority, which eventually affected his future(biography.com). when Harold was 17 years old, his mother was sick with lung cancer(theguardian.com). She …show more content…

Shipman was cleared, his notes and patient’s records were in order(biography.com). You properly thinking what! How can he be cleared! Well sadly, before the investigation Shipman wrote false sickness on the patients records into order to cover his tracks. During the investigation the cops who were investigating missed a step(biography.com). they neglected to look into Dr. Harold Shipman criminal records and reach General Medical Council. If they did, they would have Dr. Shipman behind bars and save many people lives(biogreapghy.com). when he was “off the hook” he was able to kill a few more patients before he really got busted (the …show more content…

Kathleen Grundy. On that day Mrs. Kathleen had to go to the community center to help people. Around 8:30 am Shipman went to Mrs. Kathleen home to “take a blood sample” (youtube.com0. It was around 11:55 am where Grundy friend was waiting for Kathleen at the community center, he started to worry why she yet didn’t show up. He decided to go and visit Mrs. Kathleen(youtube.com). When he came to her home, he saw the door was unlocked. He came in and found Mrs. Grundy died. He quickly reached Dr. Harold, he said and wrote on the death certificate that Mrs. Kathleen Grundy died from “old age” (youtube.com). That day Dr. Shipman never took a blood sample, it was his excuse to go to Mrs. Kathleen home(youtube.com). When Grundy’s family and friends were shocked that she died because she was healthy and very

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