What happens when a doctor, someone we should trust, becomes a killer? Harold Shipman, later known as Dr. Death, terrorized Britain for 25 years, killing over 200 of his patients. We look into Shipman’s life to learn how someone who went through years of medical training could become a killer hidden in plain sight.
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The Young Hippies Who Hijacked a Plane
In 1972, two young hippies hijack a commercial airplane in a wild attempt to free a famous political activist from jail, setting off one of the strangest, most idealistic crimes of a radical era. Sources for this episode include: The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Gol ... Show More
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The Greek Robin Hood Who Kidnapped Billionaires and Escaped Prison in a Helicopter
In the craggy peaks of Greece, a modern outlaw proves that you can rob a bank, kidnap a billionaire, and still be the most beloved man in the mountains. This is the story of Vassilis Paleokostas: the 'Robin Hood' who treats his hostages like guests and uses a helicopter as his pr ... Show More
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Stanley Alpert, the Kidnapping Victim Who Outsmarted his Captors
Kidnapped on his 38th birthday by criminals who think every federal prosecutor is secretly wealthy, a calm-under-pressure lawyer survives a chaotic 25-hour ordeal—part hostage crisis, part absurd comedy—by befriending his captors. Sources for this episode include: The Birthday Pa ... Show More
30m 57s
Oct 2025
He Was a Respected Doctor… Until They Found the Bodies - Harold Shipman
Hi friends, Happy Tuesday!Meet Dr. Death: The Shocking Story of Harold Shipman.What happens when the doctor you trust with your life… is actually a serial killer? Harold Shipman, also known as Dr. Death, is believed to have killed hundreds of patients under the guise of medical c ... Show More
39m 6s
Jul 2023
Dr. Harold Shipman - Part 7
<p>For many months and years, the tide ran with Fred Shipman. These were perfect crimes: apparently motiveless, with victims whose deaths, although a shock to those around them, were not questioned, committed by a murderer who had access to the means of killing and who was, becau ... Show More
28m 10s
Aug 2020
Welcome to Medical Murders!
Last time you went to the doctor, you probably left with a prescription, some answers, and most importantly, the hope you’d recover. But some doctors betray that hope. And their only prescription... is a dosage of death. In Parcast’s newest original, Medical Murders, those who we ... Show More
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Aug 2019
Presentamos "Dr. Muerte" (Dr. Death)
Dr. Muerte, el podcast de éxito de Wondery, ya está disponible en español. Dr. Muerte cuenta la espeluznante historia de un médico que hizo daño intencionadamente a 33 pacientes, y del sistema que no protegió a dichos pacientes en ningún momento. See Privacy Policy at https://art ... Show More
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