By Charlotte Greig
ISBN-10: 184858038X
ISBN-13: 9781848580381
This specific ebook is split into sections, the openings of which set the scene for the reader with introductory stories of murders. the writer then strikes directly to specialize in particular killers who've turn into the key famous person of their specific box of homicide and mutilation. regrettably, this can be a space that wishes updating continually. This ebook contains the main up to date crimes of the serial killer international, together with the notorious crimes of Harold Shipman, the Washington DC Sniper Killers and Armin Meiwes, the German cannibal.
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PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY In his new job, the hard-working Shipman soon earned the respect of his colleagues and patients. However, it was during his time at Hyde, over a twenty-four-year period, that he is estimated to have killed at least 236 patients. His status as a pillar of the community, not to mention his kindly bedside manner, for many years masked the fact that the death toll among Shipman's patients was astoundingly high. Over the years a number of people, including relatives of the deceased and local undertakers, had raised concerns about the deaths of Shipman's patients.
Nannie jumped into the relationship to escape her domineering father but found herself living with her new husband's equally domineering mother. When Charles himself turned out to be a drunk and a womanizer, Nannie responded by going back to her wild ways. The marriage clearly was not built to last and it came to an end with what appeared to be a double tragedy. In 1927 the couple's two middle children both died in separate episodes of suspected food poisoning. At the time no one suspected foul play, but soon afterwards Charles Bragg ran off, taking their eldest daughter with him.
PILLAR OF THE COMMUNITY In his new job, the hard-working Shipman soon earned the respect of his colleagues and patients. However, it was during his time at Hyde, over a twenty-four-year period, that he is estimated to have killed at least 236 patients. His status as a pillar of the community, not to mention his kindly bedside manner, for many years masked the fact that the death toll among Shipman's patients was astoundingly high. Over the years a number of people, including relatives of the deceased and local undertakers, had raised concerns about the deaths of Shipman's patients.