Dr. Harold Shipman - Part 5

To celebrate ten years of The Serial Killer Podcast, we begin a special series on one of America’s most infamous killers: H.H. Holmes. Against the dazzling backdrop of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, we trace the early life of Herman Webster Mudgett and his transformation into the ...  Show more

In the gripping conclusion to the Bradley Robert Edwards / Claremont serial killer saga, police finally put a name and face to the man they had hunted for more than two decades. Follow the extraordinary DNA breakthrough that led to Edwards’ dramatic arrest, the disturbing secrets ...  Show more

During his 25-year medical career, Harold Shipman rose to be a respectable family doctor who treated his patients with outstanding care. But behind closed doors, he operated as Dr. Death, and injected his victims with deadly doses of diamorphine. We look into how this man, who ma ...  Show more

After starting a private practice, Dr. Shipman escalated his crimes until a slip-up alerted authorities. The subsequent inquiry into “Dr. Death” forever changed the British medical field. Dr. David Kipper examines how Shipman used his medical training to get away with murder—and ...  Show more

Between 1974 and 1998, Dr. Shipman killed at least 218 people—more than any other serial killer in UK history. Addiction expert Dr. David Kipper sheds light on how Dr. Shipman's addiction spiraled from pethidine abuse to cold-blooded murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi ...  Show more

What happens when a doctor, someone we should trust, becomes a killer? Harold Shipman, later known as Dr. Death, terrorized Britain for 25 years, killing over 200 of his patients. We look into Shipman’s life to learn how someone who went through years of medical training could be ...  Show more