He had promoted families to cremate their loved ones in at least half of the cases, he stressed that no further investigation on their untimely deaths was necessary (Jenkins). Furthermore, when the relatives would raise questions Shipman would present computerized medical notes that would confirm his cause of death explanations (“Dr. Harold Shipman”). Police later recognized that Shipman would modify these medical notes directly after killing each patient, to certify his explanations of their deaths matched the historical records (Biography.com). However, Shipman was not always the best at being sly. Shipman failed to comprehend that each alteration he made on his medical notes would be time stamped by the computer which allowed police to recognize precisely which records had been modified (“Dr. Harold Shipman). Following substantial investigations, which included countless exhumations and autopsies, the police officially arrested Shipman on September 7, 1998. He was charged was fifteen counts of murder and one count of forgery for the fraudulent will
He had promoted families to cremate their loved ones in at least half of the cases, he stressed that no further investigation on their untimely deaths was necessary (Jenkins). Furthermore, when the relatives would raise questions Shipman would present computerized medical notes that would confirm his cause of death explanations (“Dr. Harold Shipman”). Police later recognized that Shipman would modify these medical notes directly after killing each patient, to certify his explanations of their deaths matched the historical records (Biography.com). However, Shipman was not always the best at being sly. Shipman failed to comprehend that each alteration he made on his medical notes would be time stamped by the computer which allowed police to recognize precisely which records had been modified (“Dr. Harold Shipman). Following substantial investigations, which included countless exhumations and autopsies, the police officially arrested Shipman on September 7, 1998. He was charged was fifteen counts of murder and one count of forgery for the fraudulent will