The Wireless Trap: Dr. Crippen’s First Arrest | Until She Is Found

Until She Is Found: Missing Women, Families & the Search for Answers · Oct 23, 2026 · 13m

In this episode of Until She Is Found, host Gillian Rasmussen explores the chilling case of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen and his wife Cora, a true crime mystery that revolutionized forensic science and policing in 1910. This narrative delves into how Crippen, an American homeopath living in London, murdered his wife and buried her remains in the basement floorboards of their Hilldrop Crescent home, believing he had committed the perfect crime. However, invisible wireless telegraphy waves would soon unravel his deception, marking the first time in history a criminal was tracked across the…