Dr Harold Shipman told his unsuspecting patients he was conducting bloodtests as he injected them with a massive dose of heroin; they were deadwithin minutes. Before his trial, many assumed he was an over-zealous GPwho went too far in providing comfort to dying patients. In the end, he wasfound guilty of deliberately and coldly murdering 218 of his patients. Butalthough Britain's worst serial killer, he is far from alone.
Doctors have power over both life and death, and this shocking and grislybook reveals terrifying cases of those who exploit this to meet their twistedpathological needs, including:
Dr Harry Bailey, a psychiatrist who dispatched more than 20 patientsusing Deep Sleep Therapy
Dr Radovan Karadizic, the psychiatrist who led the genocide during theBosnian War
Dr William Palmer, who poisoned his victims for insurance moneyKaplan analyses the chilling paradox of why these trusted practitionersspent years learning how to preserve life, only to turn their focus on how toend it.
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