An Appointment With Murder
An Appointment With Murder
Podcast Description
An Appointment With Murder is a forensic examination of those who kill.
In Series 1, we turn the scalpel inward on doctors who kill: trusted professionals who betrayed their oath to save lives. From the calculated crimes of Dr Harold Shipman to the dark legacy of Dr John Bodkin-Adams, this series delves deep into the minds, methods, and motivations of medical murderers.
Hosted by Dr Andrew Johns, a leading forensic psychiatrist who spent years inside Broadmoor Hospital with some of Britain’s most infamous killers, and Dr Harry Brunjes, physician, expert witness, and senior figure in medical ethics, An Appointment with Murder is where medicine meets malice.
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Hosts: Dr Andrew Johns, Dr Harry Brunjes
Producer: Philip Wilding
Editor: Chelsey Moore
Sound Design: John Scott
Exec Producer: Bella Soames
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The podcast focuses on medical professionals who kill, particularly examining cases like Dr Harold Shipman and Dr John Bodkin-Adams. It delves into the psychological profiles of these doctors, their methods, and motivations behind their crimes, offering insights into the betrayal of the Hippocratic oath and the ethical dilemmas involved in medicine.
The Psychology of a Serial Killer is a forensic examination of those who kill. In Series 1, we turn the scalpel inward on doctors who kill: trusted professionals who betrayed their oath to save lives. From the calculated crimes of Dr Harold Shipman to the dark legacy of Dr John Bodkin-Adams, this series delves deep into the minds, methods, and motivations of medical murderers. Hosted by Dr Andrew Johns, a leading forensic psychiatrist who spent years inside Broadmoor Hospital with some of Britain’s most infamous killers, and Dr Harry Brunjes, physician, expert witness, and senior figure in medical ethics, The Psychology of a Serial Killer is where medicine meets malice.
Hosts: Dr Andrew Johns, Dr Harry Brunjes
Producer: Philip Wilding
Editor: Chelsey Moore
Sound Design: John Scott
Exec Producer: Jamie East
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Hullett, Morrell, Whitton and Mawhood, just four of the victims of the hundred that Dr John Bodkin Adams helped propel into another world. It’s likely his victims ran into the hundreds with the good doctor the beneficiary of over a hundred different inheritances in the form of cash, valuables and even a car or two.
He followed something pf a pattern: the patient is a widow, an elderly widow or spinster, there’s excessive prescription of morphine, the majority are in a coma before death, and Bodkin Adams is looking after their financial affairs until their untimely demise…
Presenters: Dr Harry Brunjes & Dr Andrew Johns
Producer: Philip Wilding
Editor: Chelsey Moore
Sound Design: John Scott
Executive Producer: Jamie East
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Become a member today at thecrimedesk.com.
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