Murder Maps - Finding Dr Crippen
Having killed his wife and buried her in the basement, Dr Crippen believed he had escaped on a ship to Canada. But the police managed to hunt him down and bring him to account for his terrible crime.
Having killed his wife and buried her in the basement, Dr Crippen believed he had escaped on a ship to Canada. But the police managed to hunt him down and bring him to account for his terrible crime.
At the time of Jack The Ripper, London was home to some of the most terrible individuals the city has ever seen. One of the very worst was the elusive Borough Poisoner, George Chapman.
In 1849, a man suddenly disappeared in Bermondsey. The discovery that he had been brutally murdered enraptured the press and the public. Even Charles Dickens was totally engrossed in the story of the sinister Marie Manning.
Después de haber matado a su esposa y enterrado en el sótano, el Dr. Crippen creyó que había escapado en un barco a Canadá. Pero la policía logró perseguirlo y hacerle rendir cuentas por su terrible crimen.
En la época de Jack The Ripper Londres era el hogar de algunos de los individuos más terribles que la ciudad ha visto. Uno de los peores fue el escurridizo envenenador del barrio George Chapman.
En 1849 un hombre desapareció repentinamente en Bermondsey. El descubrimiento de que había sido brutalmente asesinado cautivó a la prensa y al público. Incluso Charles Dickens estaba totalmente absorto en la historia de la siniestra Marie Manning.