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Doctor Death

Edward William Pritchard was a 19th century doctor who poisoned his wife and her mother. Being a doctor was an extremely well respected position in Victorian society, so it’s weird that he would turn to crime. The bodies of his victims were buried without much suspicion. However, an anonymous letter was sent to the local police claiming that they were murdered. The victims bodies were dug up and poison was found in their system. It soon became obvious that Pritchard was behind it and he was put on trial. After a five day trial, he was sentenced to death by hanging. He was also accused of killing a maid who worked at his house. She was found dead after a fire broke out in her bedroom. It’s unknown exactly how she died but we do know that she made to attempt to escape the blaze. For this reason, it was suspected that he had already poisoned her prior to this.