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Harold Shipman

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Murderer

The Resume

    (January 14, 1946-January 13, 2004)
    Physician
    Convicted of 15 murders (2000)
    An inquiry concluded he killed at least 215 patients with overdoses of morphine and heroin

Why he might be annoying:

    He was caught forging prescriptions for the painkiller Demerol for his own use and sent to rehab (1975).
    His murders were not ‘mercy killings,' since his victims were in good health.
    He mocked his patients/victims with derogatory code names, such as WOW (Whining Old Woman) and FTPBI (Failed to Put Brain In).
    He stole up to 10,000 pounds worth of jewelry from his victims.
    He was finally caught after ineptly forging a will for his last victim naming himself as the main beneficiary (1998).
    He committed suicide in prison without ever admitting or explaining his crimes.

Why he might not be annoying:

    A colleague described him as ‘the hardest working GP I've ever seen.'
    After his drug conviction, the General Medical Council (GMC) investigated and concluded he was not a risk to patients.
    The inquiry into how he got away with murder for so long called for major changes in the way the GMC deals with complaints and issues licenses.
    The inquiry also recommended an overhaul of Britain's ‘archaic' coroner's system.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 17 Votes: 5.88% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 94.44% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 41 Votes: 48.78% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 27 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 80 Votes: 51.25% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 78 Votes: 64.10% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 37 Votes: 67.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 82.35% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 74 Votes: 58.11% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 75 Votes: 68.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 64 Votes: 76.56% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 156 Votes: 73.72% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 120 Votes: 70.0% Annoying