Who is Harold Shipman’s wife Primrose Oxtoby and where is she now?
PRIMROSE Oxtoby was the wife of Harold Shipman, a GP who went on to become the most prolific serial killer in history.
She met the killer on a bus at just 17, and went on to spend nearly 40 years married to him.
Who was Harold Shipman's wife Primrose Oxtoby?
Harold Shipman met Primrose during his first year in medical school in Leeds.
Primrose was the youngest daughter, by thirteen years, to two middle-aged parents.
Primrose left school with a minimum of qualifications and never went to college.
When Shipman met her on the bus, she was a window dresser in the local town.
They first went on a date to a local coffee shop and were soon an item.
By the time Shipman was twenty, Primrose was already pregnant and Shipman was forced by both sets of parents to marry her.
The wedding was a quiet affair in the local registry office.
It is thought Primrose knew nothing about her husband's twisted dark side.
She stood by him throughout the trial, and even continued writing him love letters when he was locked up.
In one letter, she demanded: "Tell me everything, no matter what".
It is not known whether the monster replied.
It is thought that Primrose's mum cut her out of her will after learning about her husband's crimes.
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How many children did she have?
Harold and Primrose had four children.
They are Sarah, who was born in 1967, Christopher Fredrick, born in 1971, David, born in 1979, and Sam, born in 1982.
All four were given new identities after the trial.
Where is Primrose Oxtoby now?
Primrose Oxtoby was handed a new identity along with her children after the trial.
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