Harold Shipman, in full Harold Frederick Shipman, (born January 14, 1946, Nottingham, England—died January 13, 2004, Wakefield), British doctor and serial killer who murdered at … His father was a lorry driver and his mother a home maker. His mother controlled who he can talk to or interact with, became an isolated teenager with very few friends. His estimated total victim count is two hundred and fifty. He was the middle of 3 children. Harold Shipman would have been 57 years old at the time of death or 69 years old today. Harold Shipman was born on January 14, 1946 and died on January 13, 2004. Raised in a working class family, he grew up being strongly attached to his mother; which seems to have been a domineering woman influencing his early years as a developing teenage. He became friends with fellow Harold Shipman (Harold Frederick Shipman) an English general practitioner and serial killer known as Dr. Death and the Angel of Death. In 2000, Shipman was found guilty of fifteen murders of patients under his care.

His mother's lingering death from lung cancer in June 1963 had a profound effect on the psyche of young Harold. British serial killer Harold Shipman, who worked in England as a medical doctor, killed over 200 of his patients before his arrest in 1998. He was an avid rugby player as a child. The 20th anniversary of Harold Shipman's initial arrest is being marked by a new documentary exploring the crimes of Britain's most prolific serial killer. In 1957 he studied at High Pavement grammar school (6th form). Dr. Harold Shipman was born the son of Vera and Harold Shipman. Shipman was sentenced to life imprisonment with the recommendation that he never be released. Harold Shipman (full name Harold Fredrick Shipman) was born on 14 January 1946 in Nottingham, England.