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How do you do? I'm going to read you a little verse. There are so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us, that it ill behoves any of us to find fault with the rest of us. Any time you are being justly criticized, this quotation will be found effective in putting the other person in the wrong. In this week's Case Book History, there's so much good and the worst of us does almost apply, because it is this perhaps that makes the case generally accepted a…

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Synopsis

In Romantic Murderer, the story revolves around Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, a mild-mannered man whose life takes a dark turn due to his tumultuous marriage with Belle Elmore. Belle, a woman with grand ambitions of becoming a star, finds herself unable to achieve her dreams in England, leading to frequent quarrels with her husband. Crippen, feeling trapped in a loveless marriage, seeks solace in the arms of his secretary, Ethel Lanive, igniting a passionate affair that complicates his already precarious situation.

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Secrets of Scotland Yard, Episode 46

Romantic Murderer

Friday, February 15, 1957 · 23:31

Secrets of Scotland Yard, Episode 46

Romantic Murderer

Friday, February 15, 1957 · 23:31

Summary

A passionate love affair leads Dr. Crippen to desperation as he navigates the tumultuous relationship with his wife and his lover. The stakes rise when suspicion of foul play begins to emerge following a series of lies.

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  • 1957 — Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is executed by the British colonial government.
  • 1957 — Walter James Bolton becomes the last person legally executed in New Zealand.

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