The Liverpool Doctor on Trial – Abortion, Deception, and Death | True Crime History
News of the Times | Episode 536 | 1934
In 1934 Liverpool, a respected doctor stood accused of a crime that shocked Britain. Two young woman lay dead, whispers of a secret procedure swirled, and the courtroom bristled with scandal, betrayal, and conflicting testimony.

Was this tragedy the result of medical malpractice, calculated deception… or something far more sinister?

🕰️ What You’ll Discover in This Episode:
The mysterious relationship between the doctor and his patient
The harrowing final hours before her death
Courtroom drama, damning evidence, and unexpected twists
How this case shaped public debate on morality, medicine, and women’s rights

And in our end of episode Further Particulars story, also from the same time period, an entirely different scandal — ghostly door-knockers, a nun with a lively social calendar, and bedclothes that refused to stay put.

Proof that, in 1930s Ireland, mischief could be just as newsworthy as murder. 👻

👤 Narrated by Robin Coles 

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1679 - 1936: Curious Cases of Murder |  EP356
https://youtu.be/Kxv1VIVhJek
1930: The Blazing Car Murderer |  EP407
https://youtu.be/qqspUfNxmsA
1930: The Case of the Body in the Wall Murder |  EP424
https://youtu.be/JgMZHtDud88
1933: The Morton Murder || The Morton Murder Mystery | What Really Happened at the Farm |  EP452
https://youtu.be/u5mrp3tbB-Y

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