British Inquiry Finds Doctor Killed 215 of His Patients. Dr. Harold Shipman, the suburban family doctor convicted two years ago of murdering 15 of his patients, actually killed at least 215 of them. By Warren Hoge. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
I think the thing that creeps me out about this the most is the was killing almost 10 people a year for around 20 years. The one line from the article that really got me was:
Judith Page, a patient of his who worked as a household helper, told investigators that Dr. Shipman once asked her if she had had the experience of finding a client dead. When she said "yes," he asked if it did not give her a "buzz."
So it's not even like he was doing it to make someone's life easier, he was getting his kicks from it. Ick ick ick.
