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Case Study: Use the Internet to research Harold Shipman (aka Dr. Death), the English doctor who...

Case Study: Use the Internet to research Harold Shipman (aka Dr. Death), the English doctor who is estimated to have killed over 236 of his patients.
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Harold shipman was an English General Practitioner was convicted of killing 250+ patients. He was one of the most prolific serial killers in the history. He was born on 14 january 1946 in Nottingham, England. On a two year pong investigation of his case it was found that he has killed 250 and more his patients and the major cause of there death was high dosage of diamorphin (heroin), which is a drug used by doctors for patients of terminal cancer to reduce pain and suffering. His victims included several elderly women of age above 40. His youngest victim was aged 41. In 2004, he hanged himself from window bars, and after that he was called a cold coward by several newspapers and magazines. They couldn't find any reason behind his actions or the series of his murders. He used to give patients dimorphine, then he used to falsify records to show them in poor health.

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