Doctor of death was an enigma to police
Officers were given the picture of a hard-working GP who commanded the respect of his patients at his surgery in Hyde, Greater Manchester. But as they delved deeper into his background, speculation grew that events in his formative years had turned him into a killer.
Born on January 14, 1946, to a working class family in Nottingham, Harold Frederick Shipman was known as a clever, confident child.
