About This Episode
What is this episode about?
The episode "Harold Shipman (Part 1)" from Morbid covers the first inquiry into Harold Shipman, a general practitioner in Manchester, England. In the winter of 1998, a colleague of Shipman noticed an unusually high death rate among his elderly female patients and raised concerns. An inquiry was opened but went nowhere, closing with no finding of wrongdoing. In August, a second and far more serious accusation followed: that Shipman had killed more than twenty of his patients. This time, the inquiry was taken seriously, and investigators uncovered a reality worse than anyone had anticipated.
Hosts and release
Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley host Morbid, a true crime and horror podcast that explores dark history, unsolved cases, and paranormal phenomena through research and storytelling. The show is known for combining factual credibility, humor, and respect toward victims. This episode, number 842, runs 49 minutes and was released on November 2, 2026, as the first installment of a two-part look at the case of Harold Shipman, beginning with the initial suspicions raised by a fellow doctor and the inquiry that followed before a second, more damning accusation changed the course of the investigation.
