Billy Helston

Cora Crippen as a clock!

2018-12-29T16:49:00.001+00:00

This American Goggled-eyed clock reminds me of Cora Crippen - Belle Elmore.

Coming up before his Lordship ...

2018-10-10T10:00:00.004+01:00

Judge, jury, and already executed.

Dr Crippen's bed.

2018-08-30T13:28:00.003+01:00

Tableau wax figures of Dr Crippen, Mrs Crippen and Ethel Le Neve and Dr Crippen's bedstead, which was sold at auction along with other effects to pay his court costs.

Dr Crippen

2018-08-13T11:57:00.004+01:00

1909. Dr Crippen and Belle Elmore.

Bloodlust

2018-08-11T14:42:00.002+01:00

Bloodlust. Billy Helston.

Cora Crippen

2018-06-27T10:00:00.000+01:00

Newspaper clipping dated Saturday 20th May 1899.

November 1898, Dr. Crippen arrived in Liverpool from New York aboard the Campania.
Cora Crippen registered her name as Corinne Turner on her marriage certificate to Dr Crippen.

Cora Crippen's father,

2018-06-20T12:15:00.000+01:00

Cora Crippen's father, Joseph 'Mackomacke' adverting in the The Brooklyn City and business directory for the year ending Mayst 1875. Her grandfather was also a nail-smith.

Munyon's female cure!

2018-06-18T10:06:00.002+01:00

Dr Crippen worked for Munyon. Dr Crippen preferred hyoscine as a cure for women's ills.

The mild, polite, Dr Crippen!

2018-06-01T13:20:00.001+01:00

'We knew him as a worthless ne'er-do-well who forced his wife to keep two roomers, take in sewing, and scrimp and save generally to keep him going without the necessity of his working.'
Not how we usually think of the mild, polite, Dr Crippen!

Dr Crippen's services

2018-05-25T13:49:00.000+01:00

Dr Crippen advertises his professional services, 14th December, 1889.

Dr Crippen is finished.

2018-05-24T12:56:00.001+01:00

Completed book on Crippen. Enjoyed the research. Just one niggling nugget remains: Dr Crippen had lived in Goldfield, Nevada, prior to going to London and in the famous gold camp had mining property. There he was accused of killing his partner, but a friendly jury freed him.
Only one source for this so it's likely the article is at best embroidered. Dr Crippen was still resident in Salt Lake, May 1892. So if he met and married Cora in New York it was a hurricane romance! and a lie. Just one more curiosity, where was Myron, Dr Crippen's father in 1891? Ardessa lived on her own at Salt Lake and made a living dressmaking. Where was Myron?
Two irritating nuggets ... I'll keep digging - can always add the information later if I do publish now.

Dr Crippen's order form.

2018-05-23T12:08:00.001+01:00

The juvenile Hawley Crippen

2018-05-18T11:20:00.001+01:00

I have found an early photograph of the juvenile Hawley Crippen - minus glasses but with a squint. I intended to post it here but I've decided to include it in my book - along with the image of Belle Elmore on stage when she was eighteen. This leaves me with just two pictures, which seems rather meagre. The book either includes a wealth of images or it doesn't.
I'll insert Ethel le Neve's landlady,Mrs Jackson - a photograph sent to me from her ancestor - thank you.
Six is the target, but finding that number of original images will be as much a struggle as writing the book.

Jack the Ripper postcard.

2018-05-17T10:20:00.003+01:00

'Jack the Ripper' postcard.

Dr Crippen at Bow Street court.

2018-05-16T11:13:00.003+01:00

Lil Hawthorne

2018-05-15T13:16:00.001+01:00

Lil Hawthorne, an American-born British stage and music hall performer, helped Scotland Yard bring Dr. Crippen to justice.

Clara Martinetti

2018-05-09T10:48:00.001+01:00

dined at Hilldrop Crescent prior to Cora Crippen's disappearance.

Belle Elmore's grave

2018-05-04T13:00:00.000+01:00

The remains in the cellar were buried as those of Belle Elmore before the jury found Dr Crippen guilty.

A Little Scandal

2018-04-28T11:52:00.002+01:00

Dr Crippen Polite Poisoner.

Bruce Miller.

2018-04-25T10:46:00.001+01:00

Bruce Miller. Dr Crippen stated that his wife, Belle Elmore, had an affair with Bruce Miller - entertainer. The 'broken-hearted' Dr Crippen sought solace with the winsone Le Neve before hacking his wife into management portions and burying her in the coal hole.

Dr Crippen and The Drouet Institute

2018-04-20T10:12:00.000+01:00

The origins of the Clinic.

Blood will out

2018-04-17T10:49:00.000+01:00

Winston Churchill, Home secretary, who took great interest in the Crippen case, refused to consider a petition for clemency was Dr Crippen’s 8^th cousin.

Dr Crippen's ear trumpet

2018-04-16T11:45:00.001+01:00

and the handcuffs in which he was restrained. Incidentally, handcuffs was the operational name of Dr Crippen's capture.

Mary Kelly

2018-04-13T11:59:00.002+01:00

Sorting out folders and files on my computer and I came across this image, and annoyingly just marked Mary Kelly with no reference.

Scopolamine and hyoscine

2018-04-09T13:51:00.000+01:00

SCOPOLAMINE, or THE DEVIL'S BREATH:
It seems like there are more and more dangerous drugs being introduced everyday.
The latest to follow in the footsteps of “bath salts” is a Colombian drug called “Scopolamine,” more commonly referred to as “the devil’s breath.”
The drug makes you incapable of making your own decisions, and makes you a slave to the person who has given it to you.
It’s the modern day “ruffies,” but with a much deadlier effect…
Scopolamine (USAN), also known as levo-duboisine and hyoscine, sold as Scopoderm, is a tropane alkaloid drug with muscarinic antagonist effects. It is among the secondary metabolites of plants from Solanaceae (nightshade) family of plants, such as henbane, jimson weed (Datura), angel's trumpets (Brugmansia), and corkwood (Duboisia).
Scopolamine exerts its effects by acting as a competitive antagonist at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors, specifically M1 receptors; it is thus classified as an anticholinergic, antimuscarinic drug.
Its use in medicine is relatively limited, with its chief uses being in the treatment of motion sickness and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Scopolamine is named after the plant genus Scopolia.
The name "hyoscine" is from the scientific name for henbane, Hyoscyamus niger.
Overdose:
Physostigmine is an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor that readily crosses the blood-brain barrier, and has been used to treat the CNS depression symptoms of scopolamine overdose.
Other than this supportive treatment, gastric lavage and induced emesis (vomiting) are usually recommended as treatments for overdoses.
The symptoms of overdose include:
Tachycardia
Arrhythmia
Blurred vision
Photophobia
Urinary retention
Drowsiness or paradoxical excitement which can present with hallucinations
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
Dry mouth
Skin reddening
Inhibition of gastrointestinal motility
Criminal use:
In 1910, scopolamine was detected in the remains believed to be those of Cora Crippen, wife of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, and was accepted at the time as the cause of her death, since her husband was known to have bought some at the start of the year.
In 2008, Vice News aired an episode called Colombian Devil's Breath recounting the use of scopolamine by Colombian criminals as a suggestion drug.
The two-part investigation contains multiple first-hand accounts of its use.
Scopolamine is used criminally as a date rape drug and as an aid to robbery, the most common act being the clandestine drugging of a victim's drink.
Per the United States State Department (March 4, 2012): "One common and particularly dangerous method that criminals use in order to rob a victim is through the use of drugs.
The most common has been scopolamine.
Unofficial estimates put the number of annual scopolamine incidents in Colombia at approximately 50,000.
Scopolamine can render a victim unconscious for 24 hours or more.
In large doses, it can cause respiratory failure and death.
It is most often administered in liquid or powder form in foods and beverages.
The majority of these incidents occur in night clubs and bars, and usually men, perceived to be wealthy, are targeted by young, attractive women.
To avoid becoming a victim of scopolamine, one should never accept food or beverages offered by strangers or new acquaintances or leave food or beverages unattended.
Victims of scopolamine or other drugs should seek immediate medical attention……..
— Source.