British forensic pathologist who became renowned as Britain's leading forensic pathologist, testifying at the 1910 trial of Hawley Harvey Crippen about the condition and identification of the remains found in Crippen's cellar, an early career-making case. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own accountLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, England 1 Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountBecame Britain's leading forensic pathologist, establishing expert forensic testimony as decisive courtroom evidence starting with the Crippen trial. 3 Connections
Associated With
Spilsbury testified at trial about the identification of the cellar remains, an early career-making case for him.
Source Wikipedia: Hawley Harvey Crippen
Disciplines Pioneered
Source Forensic Pathology (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bernard Spilsbury
WikipediaInfobox, birth date
16 May 1877
Infobox, death date
17 December 1947
Early life section
35 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
View the Source 2. Wikidata: Bernard Spilsbury
Wikidata Q707849, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 3. Wikipedia: Hawley Harvey Crippen
Trial section
Bernard Spilsbury testified [rebutting the defense] they could not identify the torso remains or even discern whether they were male or female.
- Associated With: Crippen Case, Trial section, Spilsbury testimony
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