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S5 E53 The London Cellar Murder

S5 E53 The London Cellar Murder

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In 1910, American-born Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was living in London with his wife Belle, when he fell in love with Ethel Le Neve, his 20-something assistant. Crippen poisoned his wife and buried most of her in the cellar of their Hilldrop Crescent home. When Scotland Yard started to investigate Belle’s disappearance, Crippen grabbed his young lover, cut off her long brown hair, dressed her in a boy’s suit and fled to Belgium. The couple booked passage aboard the SS Montrose. As the ship left Antwerp for Canada, Crippen had no idea that they had been identified and that Scotland Yard’s Inspector Dew was racing across the Atlantic to intercept and arrest them.

This episode is based on a chapter from Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck

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I love listening to true crime, even though is it so sad. Being a North Londoner I obviously knew about Crippen but did know about how he was caught. Although I was a neighbour of the serial killer Dennis Nelson & he drank in a local pub I worked in. I thought he was ok. Just shows you. Great Podcast 👍

So very interesting

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