The Body in the Cellar

Podcast: Today In History with The Retrospectors · The Retrospectors

Opublikowano: 2026-10-22

Arion, Rebecca and Olly investigate the story of Dr. Hawley Crippen, convicted of murdering his wife, music hall performer Cora Crippen, on 22nd October, 1910. Cora’s corpse had been discovered in their Holloway cellar - but homoeopath Crippen had fled to America with his lover Ethel Lenev dressed as a boy. However, the Captain of the SS Montrose became suspicious of their behaviour, and wirelessly telegraphed Scotland Yard to arrest the pair upon arrival in Canada. In this episode, the Retrospectors explore how it was Lenev’s love for Cora’s jewellery that initially raised suspic...