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The Case of Dr Crippen

How one of the most notorious murderers in Edwardian London was captured as he fled to Canada.

How one of the most notorious murderers in Edwardian London was captured as he fled to Canada. Listen to an astonishing Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ archive account of his arrest and hear from Dr Cassie Watson, a historian of forensic medicine and crime, about why the case of Dr Crippen lived so long in the public's memory.
Photo: Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen (Getty Images)

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Fri 18 Jan 2019 13:50GMT
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet

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  • Fri 18 Jan 2019 08:50GMT
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
  • Fri 18 Jan 2019 13:50GMT
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