I was just studying psychology and I learned about the serial killer doctor Harold Shipman who killed patients by giving them lethal injections of diamorphine (to some other sources which I read, it was lethal doses of insulin which facilitated a comma just like Eldon Stammets did). Eldon Stammets is named for Paul Stamets, the American mycologist, author and advocate of bioremediation and medicinal fungi, but it made me wonder if Eldon Stammets can be considered as a reference to Harold Shipman in some ways, as both were in a established medical career, obviously Shipman had a higher rank and authority than Stammets but I can see how this would play a part in the reference as it will show it's an inspiration not an imitation. Plus, mo one was suspecting them of any murders until evidence was found against them (Harold Shipman - forged will of a patient which was found suspicious, Eldon Stammets - bodies in forest found by 3 boys thus things escalated). They are both quite similar and further, their last names both start with the letter E. Am I onto something or is it a bit of a stretch?