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Born to Kill?

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200545m7.7

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Harold Shipman

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Oct 20, 2005

The world’s most prolific killer, Shipman is estimated to have killed 275 people, but the actual figure will never be known. The 57-year-old GP was given 15 life sentences to run concurrently for the murders, and four years for forging a will, but hung himself in his cell after he was sentenced. He always denied his crimes. When the police began investigating Dr Harold Shipman in September 1998 they struggled to understand him. How could a GP who was trusted and respected by more than 3,000 patients also be a killer who struck time after time with no obvious motive? The coroner speculated that ‘the only valid possible explanation for it is that he simply enjoyed viewing the process of dying and enjoyed the feeling of control over life and death, literally over life and death …’

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Born to Kill?

TV Series

200545m7.7

DocumentaryCrime

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Harold Shipman

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Oct 20, 2005

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