The mild-mannered local GP may have killed as many as 250 people, the majority of whom were elderly and female - now the lawyer who successfully prosecuted him in 1999 has suggested a chilling theory
Two decades have passed since Shipman killed himself, but disturbing questions remain about the case and about how the medical profession deals with misconduct or even criminality by its members.
When the heinous crimes of serial killers are exposed, attention turns to their home. While some have been razed to the ground, others have sold on for lucrative sums.
The Facebook and Instagram ads for DeadHappy, seen on January 23 , featured images of Shipman, who murdered between 215 and 280 patients as a GP in Greater Manchester.