The Brides in the Bath: George Joseph Smith
Three honeymoons. Three bathtubs. Three widows who never lived long enough to be widows.
In Edwardian England, George Joseph Smith married under false names, emptied bank accounts, and left a trail of wives behind him. Most survived. Bessie Mundy, Alice Burnham, and Margaret Lofty did not. Each was found drowned in the bath, soap still in hand, while their husband was out for eggs or tomatoes.
Host Alexander Lawson tells the story of the bigamist, con man, and serial killer whose crimes shocked Britain, helped change the law, and gave forensic science one of its most infamous reconstructions…
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