Hawley Harvey Crippen

Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862 - 1910), colloquially known as Dr. Crippen, was an American citizen, living at 39 Hilldrop Cresent, Camden, London. Homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser who was hanged in Pentonville Prison, London. He was accused of murdering his wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen when she disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Crippen had told friends that his wife, Belle Elmore, had died due to illness, but when first questioned by police he told them she had eloped with a lover. The police returned to Hilldrop Cresent to question Crippen a second time only to discover that he and his mistress, Miss Le Neve had disappeared. Detectives searched around the house and uncovered a headless body in the cellar. A warrant was released for Dr Crippen's arrest. The captain of the ship the Montrose, on which Crippen was travelling in disguise, suspected him and his fellow passenger, Le Neve (dressed as a boy). The captain sent a wireless message to Scotland Yard, telling of his suspicions. Crippen was tried for murder and sentenced to death, whilst Le Neve was acquitted and moved to America under a different name

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