Dee and Isla dive into one of the most infamous cases in British criminal history: the disappearance of music hall performer Cora Crippen, better known by her stage name Belle Elmore.

When Cora vanished in 1910, her formidable friends from the Music Hall Ladies’ Guild refused to accept the explanations given by her husband, Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen. Their persistence led to a Scotland Yard investigation that uncovered a grisly discovery in the cellar of the Crippens’ London home - and triggered the world’s first transatlantic manhunt using wireless telegraphy.

We explore: 🔪 Cora’s life, career, and tragic end. 📜 The pioneering role of the Ladies’ Guild in pressing the police to act. 🧪 How scar tissue and early forensic science helped identify the remains. 🚢 Crippen’s ill-fated escape attempt with his secretary-turned-lover, Ethel Le Neve, disguised as his “son.” ⚖️ The sensational trial that captivated Edwardian Britain.

From medical malpractice and deception to a historic police chase across the Atlantic, this case has everything: scandal, innovation, and a chilling legacy that still echoes in true crime history.

✨ Sources include The Story of a Murder by Hallie Rubenhold, Scotland Yard’s Bloody History by Simon Read, and contemporary reports.