100 Years Ago: "Crippen Taken on High Seas," The Democratic Banner, Aug. 2, 1910

 

100 Years Ago: "Crippen Taken on High Seas," The Democratic Banner, Aug. 2, 1910

In August 1910, the world was gripped by the sensational transatlantic hunt for Dr. Hawley Crippen who disappeared suddenly from England with his companion, Miss Le Neve, after being "charged with the murder and mutilation of his actress wife." In a dramatic retelling, the Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon, OH) recounted the discovery and arrest off the coast of Canada of the accused murderer "trapped by wireless" when the steamship captain, suspecting his identity, sent a wireless message to Scotland Yard mid-voyage....Read more about it!

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