Dr. Death's FallNear the end of his murdering years, Shipman began to get cocky and left holes in his work. The local undertaker began to notice that Shipman was having an unusually large amount of deaths coming from his office. Not only that, but the poses the undertaker found the bodies in were unusual as well. The bodies were usually fully clothed which is strange because if somebody was sick, you would think they would be in night clothes and laying in bed. They wouldn't be sitting straight up on their couch wearing dresses and normal clothes. The undertaker confronted Shipman, who assured him there was nothing to be worried about. However, he was not convinced and contacted the local coroner's office, who notified the police. The police investigated, but cleared Shipman because his paperwork was clear. Later on another investigation revealed Shipman was faking the medical records of the dead patients. Kathleen Grundy. Dr. Death's metaphorical kryptonite. Grundy was healthy, wealthy, and active. So when she was found dead in her home June 24, 1998, her family and the community was puzzled. Her family was advised that an autopsy was unnecessary, so Grundy was buried. Her daughter, Angela Woodruff, was a lawyer and handled most of her mother's affairs. She was befuddled when she found another will that left Grundy's 400,000 pound estate to Shipman. Woodruff was convinced the will was a forgery. She contacted the police yet again. Grundy's body was dug up and examined. Large traces of morphine were found in her body. They would have been administered 3 hours before the death, exactly when Shipman had visited her. Shipman's house was raided, medical records, an odd jewelry collection, and a typewriter that had written the fake will were found.
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