Doktor Crippen war der erste Mörder den die gerade von Marconi eingeführte drahtlose Telegrafie zum Verhängnis wurde. Der Fall Crippen führte mit zur weltweiten Anerkennung der Funktelegrafie. Doctor Hawley Harvey Crippen (11 September 1862 â 23 November 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American physician hanged in Pentonville Prison, London, England, on 23 November 1910, for the murder of his wife. He has gone down in history as the first criminal to be captured with the aid of wireless communication. After a party at their home on 31 January 1910, Cora disappeared. Hawley Crippen told everyone she had returned to the United States, and later added that she had died in California and had been cremated. Meanwhile, his lover, Ethel Le Neve (1883â1967), moved into Hilldrop Crescent and began openly wearing Cora’s clothes and jewellery. The police were informed of Cora's disappearance by her friend, strongwoman Kate Williams, better known as Vulcana. The house was searched but nothing was found, and Crippen was interviewed by Chief Inspector Walter Dew. After the interview (and a quick search of the house), Dew was satisfied. However, Crippen and Le Neve did not know this and fled in panic to Brussels, where they spent the night at a hotel. The following day, they went to Antwerp and boarded the Canadian Pacific liner SS Montrose for Canada. Crippen and le Neve were tried separately at the London assizes, held at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London <b>...</b>