Mysteries and Histories

206: The (probable) crimes of Dr Crippen


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n 1910, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was convicted of murdering his wife and became the first criminal ever captured with the help of wireless technology. For over a century, the case has been considered closed.

But what if it isn’t?

New DNA analysis has raised unsettling questions about the evidence used to condemn Crippen, challenging long-held assumptions about the remains found beneath his London home. Was the body really his wife’s? And if not, how did a case built on circumstantial evidence, forensic uncertainty, and media frenzy lead to one of the most infamous executions in British history?

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Mysteries and HistoriesBy Georgia Marie

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