Hawley Harvey Crippen | |
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Born | |
Died | 23 November 1910 Pentonville Prison, London, England | (aged 48)
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Resting place | HM Prison Pentonville |
Occupation | Homeopath |
Known for | First suspect to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy[1] |
Criminal status | Executed |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte Crippen (died 1892) Corrine Henrietta Turner
(m. 1894; died 1910) |
Conviction(s) | Murder |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Details | |
Victims | Corrine Henrietta Crippen |
Date | 31 January 1910 |
Date apprehended | 31 July 1910 |
Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 – 23 November 1910), colloquially known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser who was hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, for the murder of his wife, Cora Henrietta Crippen. He was the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless telegraphy.[1]