Executed in Error
Executed in Error Secrets of the Dead
In 1910, American doctor Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder-and execution that followed made international headlines. It was a landmark case — the first trial by media, and the first to be dominated by forensic science. But did the prosecutors get it right?
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Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead is part detective story, part true-life drama that unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.
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