The Notorious Dr Crippen | Disappeared
4/1/202653 min
Hawley Crippen is trapped. Married to a woman he cannot stand, in love with his young typist and desperate to escape a life that is closing in around him. So when his wife disappears, the whispers begin. And the police are listening.
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First 90 secondsAlice Levine· Host0:00
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Matt Forde· Host0:18
Ugh. I haven't slept for weeks.
Alice Levine· Host0:20
You've gotta let this go. This, it's been, what, 20 years now?
Matt Forde· Host0:26
Yeah, but it w- it was stolen from me. It's a family heirloom. It's a gift from my mum, and I, I, I need... I have to find it.
Alice Levine· Host0:34
Matt, look, I know this is consuming your thoughts. I know it's so important to you, but you've alienated everybody. You've accused everyone you know basically of stealing this, this thing. But I think you need to put it to bed.
Matt Forde· Host0:46
No, because I c- it was only ever in my house, and it's... I know that that means it has to be someone close to me that has taken it.
Alice Levine· Host0:54
Matt, it- is that it?
Matt Forde· Host0:56
Oh, you're kidding me. Ugh. Been there all this time. I can't believe it. It is. Well, it's pointless now. Don't even have a knock here anymore. Can't charge anything with that.
Alice Levine· Host1:10
[fairground music] 10th of July, 1910, Brussels World Fair. 48-year-old Hawley Crippen takes a deep breath, blinks up at the huge wooden roller coaster, feels his mouth dry. He's been waiting for an hour to ride this