Anaphrodisiac
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An anaphrodisiac is a substance that quells or blunts the libido. It is the opposite of an aphrodisiac, something that enhances sexual appetite. The word anaphrodisiac comes from the Greek privative p
Depo-Provera is usually used for birth control, but it can also be used on men to reduce libido
Hawley Harvey Crippen
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Hawley Harvey Crippen, 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 s
Anaphrodisiac
…anaphrodisiacs have been employed by various religious sects and orders throughout history. Barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall theorised that murderer Hawley Harvey Crippen was using hyoscine on his wife as an anaphrodisiac but accidentally gave her an overdose and then panicked when she died. Various forms of anaphrodisiacs…
Crippen, c. 1910
Corrine "Cora" Turner, aka Belle Elmore
Crippen, disguised, after his arrest
Alleged scar tissue used in evidence at the trial, claimed to be that of Cora Crippen