Thomas Neill Cream
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Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian medical doctor and serial killer who poisoned his victims with strychnine. Cream murdered up to ten people in three coun
Jack the Ripper 1888
Athelstan Braxton Hicks
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Athelstan Braxton Hicks was a coroner in London and Surrey for two decades at the end of the 19th century. He was given the nickname "The Children's Coroner" for his conscientiousness in investigating
Thomas Neill Cream
…the newspapers usually referred to him as "Dr Neill" in their coverage of the proceedings. At the inquest into Matilda Clover's death that was held by Athelstan Braxton Hicks in July 1892, he read out a letter signed by Jack the Ripper, declaring "Dr Neill" innocent, which produced laughter, including from "Neill". The jury…
Athelstan Braxton Hicks
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