It wasn’t hard for the police to find the home of Dr John Bodkin Adams when they went to arrest him; there were two Rolls Royces parked outside. One bequeathed to him by a former patient. 

Bodkin Adams was charged with the murder of Edith Morrell. The Prosecution also reserved the right to proceed with a second charge of murder in the case of Bobbie Hullett. This was significant. At the time there was a new Homicide Bill going through Parliament. A conviction for one murder would mean life imprisonment but a conviction for two or more murders and Bodkin Adams would hang. Though under the careful guidance of Geoffrey Lawrence QC, the case took turns no one could have envisaged.

Presenters: Dr Harry Brunjes & Dr Andrew Johns

Producer: Philip Wilding

Editor: Chelsey Moore

Sound Design: John Scott

Executive Producer: Jamie East 

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