CRIPPEN :The Mild Murderer

Hardback. 1st UK edn. Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen poisoned his wife (known by her stage name Belle Elmore), mutilated and buried her remains in the coal cellar and fled London with his mistress-secretary, Miss Ethel Le Neve. Their capture after a breath-taking chase across the Atlantic, was credited to wireless telegraphy, used for the first time in fighting crime. Illus., Appendix, Notes on Sources. 224pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of Paul Daniel, ex-editor of the 'Ripperologist' magazine (December 1996 No. 8 - February 2000 No. 27) with his name rubber stamp, and date in green felt tip to bep and letter 'D' in blue crayon to fpd, lightly browned pp, o/w Vg+ in Nr. F. protected pcdw.