biography
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Crippen, Hawley Harvey
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known as Dr Crippen
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1862–1910)
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| biography:
| Murderer, born in Michigan, USA. He studied medicine and dentistry, eventually settling in London, UK (1900) with his second wife, Cora Turner. Having transferred his affections to his secretary, Ethel le Neve, he poisoned his wife, dissected the body, and interred the remains in the cellar. He and his mistress attempted to escape to Canada on board the SS Montrose as Mr and Master Robinson. The suspicious captain contacted Scotland Yard by radiotelegraphy (the first use of radio for a murder case). They were arrested, and Crippen was hanged in London. |
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