Dial Medicine For Murder
A thrilling talk in support of Play Your Part
Potentially the two biggest serial killers in history... you might not have suspected.
Could it happen again?
A pathological discussion by two good doctors, who had connections to both.
Dr John Bodkin Adams and Dr Harold Shipman were allegedly responsible for over 400 murders between them. Leading forensic Psychiatrist, Dr Andrew Johns and General Physician, Dr Harry Brünjes, dissect and discuss the reason why these notorious doctors turned from medicine to murder, in this unique medical consultation.
The subject matter is sensational
One of those unexpected pleasures at the Fringe
About the speakers
Dr Harry Brünjes and Dr Andrew Johns met when they were both medical students at Guy’s Hospital. Harry then spent sixteen years as a clinician before transferring effectively to the City whilst Andrew became one of the leading forensic psychiatrists in the UK and has given evidence at least 100 times in murder trials and specifically to the Harold Shipman enquiry.
Bizarrely Harry was a junior doctor at Eastbourne Hospital when Bodkin Adams was an in patient and where he died in 1983. Bodkin Adams was also a frequent visitor to Folkington Manor in the 1950s where Harry now lives...
A fascinating insight into the pathological mind