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Executed in Error

Season 8 Episode 3 | 54m 16s

In 1910, American doctor Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder-and execution that followed made international headlines. It was a landmark case — the first trial by media, and the first to be dominated by forensic science. But did the prosecutors get it right?

Aired: 09/30/08 | Expires: 05/18/18

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