Born to Kill? - Season 1 - Eps 2: Harold Shipman
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 …’
About Born to Kill?
Title: Born to Kill?
First Air Date: 2005-10-27
Last Air Date: 2016-04-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 7
Total Episodes: 58
Network: Sky One
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Twofour Productions
Synopsis
Born To Kill is a British true crime television series, made by Twofour Productions. Each episode is an in-depth look at the childhood, and formative years of serial killers., in an attempt to find out whether the individuals were born killers, or created by the environments they found themselves in.
