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Wednesday 27 June 2018

Cora Crippen

Newspaper clipping dated Saturday 20th May 1899.

November 1898, Dr. Crippen arrived in Liverpool from New York aboard the Campania.
Cora Crippen registered her name as Corinne Turner on her marriage certificate to Dr Crippen.

Wednesday 20 June 2018

Cora Crippen's father,

Cora Crippen's father, Joseph 'Mackomacke' adverting in the The Brooklyn City and business directory for the year ending Mayst 1875. Her grandfather was also a nail-smith.


Monday 18 June 2018

Munyon's female cure!

Dr Crippen worked for Munyon. Dr Crippen preferred hyoscine as a cure for women's ills.

Friday 1 June 2018

The mild, polite, Dr Crippen!

'We knew him as a worthless ne'er-do-well who forced his wife to keep two roomers, take in sewing, and scrimp and save generally to keep him going without the necessity of his working.'
Not how we usually think of the mild, polite, Dr Crippen!