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The Forged Cremation Note That Sent a Nurse to the Gallows
The Forged Cremation Note That Sent a Nurse to the Gallows
Fear that a single forged paper can erase a life - and a family - drives this episode: a cremation request dated 12 September 1935 that falsely declared Ada Baguley had no living relatives and asked for immediate cremation. Who forged the note, who benefited, and how did one person end up hanged while the forger walked free?
In this episode, we tell how a municipal cremation office, a doubtful note, and a vigilant Medical Officer for Health pulled two deaths back from erasure and revealed an unlicensed nursing home running at 32 Devon…
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