Francis Spurzheim Craig

[Robert]

That's good then, Digit, because that's not the theory.

[Digit]

so the theory is that an ex husband paid his ex wife for prostitution and then killed her. And risked getting caught 4 times before that for killing other women in the hope that his ex wife would accompany him to her lodgings in the middle of the night alone.

sorry, cant buy that.

[Sally]

Even more horrible for poor Craig - it took him a couple of days to die.

Yes, he must have been desperate to have done that to himself - I don't intend to imply that he was wracked with guilt or anything like that, mind you

[jmenges]

I believe that's what I'm talking about.

JM

[Chris2307uk]

Anyone notice in that pic how the guy in question looks just like the guy above him with the monical?

[jmenges]

Thanks, Hunter.

It appears that the person I was remembering is wearing a monocle.

JM

[Robert]

Even more horrible for poor Craig - it took him a couple of days to die.

[Sally]

thanks Sally. Wow. what way to go

Relatively common at the time, Abby - but horrible, nonetheless

[Hunter]

[Abby Normal]

1903

Razor, apparently.

thanks Sally. Wow. what way to go

[jmenges]

If someone has the full illustration of the Chapman inquest maybe they can post it. I recall that there is a man on the left side at the other table that looks similar to the person suggested to be Craig. Which led me to wonder if artists might have not drawn exact portraits but fell back on "stock" figures. Or, equally as likely, that the side burns and granny glass look was very popular.

(Forgive me I'm posting from a phone)

JM

[Sally]

1903

Razor, apparently.

[Abby Normal]

when did Francis Craig kill himself?

[Robert]

The sketch of ETC reminds me of Anthony Hopkins.

[Abby Normal]

I wonder if the sideburns and glasses were gone by 1888 and if he grew a mustache.

Not really looking like any of the witness descriptions though.