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John Bodkin Adams

1899 - 1983

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John Bodkin Adams (21 January 1899 – 4 July 1983) was a British general practitioner, convicted fraudster, and suspected serial killer. Between 1946 and 1956, 163 of his patients died while in comas, which was deemed to be worthy of investigation. In addition, 132 out of 310 patients had left Adams money or items in their wills. Adams was tried and acquitted for the murder of one patient in 1957, while another count of murder was withdrawn by the prosecution in what was later described as "an abuse of process" by the presiding judge, Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin, causing questions to be asked in Parliament about the prosecution's handling of events. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Bodkin Adams is the 232nd most popular extremist (down from 208th in 2019), the 4,093rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,071st in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Extremist.

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Among extremists, John Bodkin Adams ranks 232 out of 283. Before him are Frank James, Donato Bilancia, Christopher Scarver, Tommy Robinson, Ottis Toole, and Robert Pickton. After him are Édouard Vaillant, Dawood Ibrahim, Abubakar Shekau, Nguyễn Văn Trỗi, Marshall Applewhite, and Warren Jeffs.

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Among people born in 1899, John Bodkin Adams ranks 248. Before him are George Călinescu, Miyamoto Yuriko, Hans Jacob Nielsen, Yervand Kochar, Gregory Breit, and Jacques Audiberti. After him are James Smith McDonnell, Renato Sáinz, Virgil Jacomini, Jack Beresford, Finn Ronne, and Maurice Carême. Among people deceased in 1983, John Bodkin Adams ranks 203. Before him are Slim Pickens, Edward Lawry Norton, Mordecai Kaplan, Earl Tupper, Nikolaus Pevsner, and Boris Hagelin. After him are Franco Giorgetti, Gyula Lázár, Bronisław Kaper, James Jamerson, Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, and Giuliano Nostini.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Bodkin Adams ranks 4,094 out of 8,785. Before him are George Cohen (1939), Martin Gilbert (1936), Adolph Deutsch (1897), Carey Mulligan (1985), Eddie Chapman (1914), and Shirley Manson (1966). After him are Francis Crozier (1796), Christopher Middleton (1690), Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923), Louis Fraser (1810), Jill Esmond (1908), and Paul Sandby (1725).

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Among EXTREMISTS In United Kingdom

Among extremists born in United Kingdom, John Bodkin Adams ranks 17. Before him are Jonathan Wild (1683), Guy Burgess (1911), Amelia Dyer (1837), Dick Turpin (1705), Mary Ann Cotton (1832), and Tommy Robinson (1982). After him are Howard Marks (1945), Stuart Christie (1946), Colin Pitchfork (1960), Beverley Allitt (1968), Samantha Lewthwaite (1983), and Lucy Letby (1990).

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