Lethal Dose

Episode 34: Dr. Hawley Crippen


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Season 5 opens with the case of trial by media in the suspected murder of Cora Crippen in 1910. In the end, there are more questions than answers, and an innocent man stands accused.

Ask Crippen's Reprieve. (1910, 18 Nov 1910). The New York Times.

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Crippen's Father Dies. (1910, 19 Nov 1910). The New York Times.

Crippen's Father Talks. (1910, 15 Jul 1910). The New York Times.

Executed in Error. (2008). youtube.com, PBS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2qzyVT-DyQ

Foran, D. R., Wills, B. E., Kiley, B. M., Jackson, C. B., & Trestrail, J. H. I. (2010). The conviction of Dr. Crippen: New forensic findings in a century-old murder. J Forensic Sci, 8. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01532.x

Gives Crippen Alias, Too. (1910, 22 Aug 1910). The New York Times.

Grief of Crippen's Father. (1910, 02 Aug 1910). The New York Times.

Hawley Crippen. (2008). PBS. Retrieved 17 Dec 2022 from https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/hawley-crippen/199/

Hodgson, M. (2007). 100 years on, DNA casts doubt on Crippen case. The Guardian. Retrieved 18 Dec 2022, from https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/oct/17/ukcrime.science

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Moore, A. D., Towghi, F., Ashford, H. R., Dune, T., & Pithavadian, R. (2021). The global proliferation of radical gynaecological surgeries: A history of the present. Hist and Anthro, 25. https://doi.org/10.1080/02757206.2021.1987232

Race Over Ocean to Catch Crippen. (1910, 24 Jul 1910). The New York Times.

Riad, M., & Hithe, C. C. (2022). Scopolamine. StatPearls. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK554397/

Says Mrs. Crippen is Alive. (1910, 07 Nov 1910). The New York Times.

Smith, D. J. (2005). Supper with the Crippens. Orion Books.

Woman Thought to Be Belle Elmore Found. (1910, 13 Nov 1910). Los Angeles Herald.

Young, F. (Ed.). (1991). The Trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen. The Notable Trials Library.

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