"The Brides in the Bath The Brides in the Bath is a 2003 Yorkshire Television film based on the life and Old Bailey trial of British serial killer and bigamist George Joseph Smith, the ""Brides in the Bath Murderer"". Martin Kemp plays the role of Smith, and Richard Griffiths plays barrister Sir Edward Marshall-Hall. The script was written by Glenn Chandler and directed by Harry Bradbeer. Set to portray coastal Weymouth, filming took place in Yorkshire locations of Bridlington, Filey and Scarborough from June to mid-July, 2003. The film focuses on the trial of George Smith and flashbacks showing how"
"Crippen as the victim. Spilsbury later gave evidence at the trial of Herbert Rowse Armstrong, the solicitor convicted of poisoning his wife with arsenic. The case that consolidated Spilsbury's reputation as Britain's foremost forensic pathologist was the ""Brides in the Bath"" murder trial in 1915. Three women had died mysteriously in their baths; in each case, the death appeared to be an accident. George Joseph Smith was brought to trial for the murder of one of these women, Bessie Mundy. Spilsbury testified that since Mundy's thigh showed evidence of goose bumps and, since she was, in death, clutching a bar"
"John Smith (murderer) John David Smith III (born 1951) is an American murderer convicted of killing his first wife and also believed to have murdered his second. Skull fragments found in a locker owned by him belong to a third, unidentified, woman, and a photograph found in his possession of an unidentified woman is the basis of an ongoing ""Jane Doe"" inquiry. He is the subject of the television movie ""Murder on Pleasant Drive"", episodes of ""Cold Case Files"", ""Forensic Detectives"" and the books ""Stranger in my Bed"" by Michael Fleeman and ""My Sister Is Missing: Bringing a Killer to"
"presided over the celebrated 1915 ""Brides-in-the-Bath"" trial of George Joseph Smith, and made a crucial ruling on ""similar fact evidence"" : Smith was charged with murdering only one of his recent brides by drowning her in the bath, but Scrutton ruled that the fact that two of his other brides had died in almost identical circumstances was admissible as evidence of a method or pattern of murder. Despite his great ability, Scrutton had a reputation as a difficult judge to appear before: ""he did not suffer fools gladly, and often refused to suffer them at all"" was one verdict. His"
"the plural wives of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. She continued to live with her older husband, George Harris. After Smith was murdered in 1844, she was ""sealed"" to him for eternity in a rite of the church. Members of Freemasonry criticized the Mormons for their alleged adoption of Masonic rituals and regalia. In 1841 the Mormons announced their vicarious baptism of William Morgan after his death, as one of the first under their new rite to posthumously offer people entrance into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. By 1850 the Harrises had"
"Emma Ferguson Emma Ferguson (born 21 May 1975) is a British actress. She is best known for her starring role in the series ""Mile High"" with co-stars Naomi Ryan and Jo Anne Knowles but also appeared in the miniseries ""North and South"". Ferguson had a major role playing the part of one of the victims of serial killer George Joseph Smith in the TV movie ""The Brides in the Bath."" Emma Ferguson is from Wandsworth, London. She travelled regularly from a young age, living in countries such as Hong Kong, Germany and The UAE (in Dubai). During this time, she"
"a drinking problem and having multiple affairs throughout their courtship. They reconciled after he went to rehab and completed his treatment. Emma Ferguson Emma Ferguson (born 21 May 1975) is a British actress. She is best known for her starring role in the series ""Mile High"" with co-stars Naomi Ryan and Jo Anne Knowles but also appeared in the miniseries ""North and South"". Ferguson had a major role playing the part of one of the victims of serial killer George Joseph Smith in the TV movie ""The Brides in the Bath."" Emma Ferguson is from Wandsworth, London. She travelled regularly"
"Hammersmith nude murders The Hammersmith nude murders were a series of murders in London, England, in 1964 and 1965. The victimsall prostituteswere found undressed in or near the River Thames, leading the press to nickname the killer Jack the Stripper (a reference to ""Jack the Ripper""). Two earlier murders, committed in 1959 and 1963, have also been linked by some investigators to the same perpetrator. Despite ""intense media interest and one of the biggest manhunts in Scotland Yard's history"" the case is unsolved. All forensic evidence gathered at the time is believed to have been destroyed or lost. Figg was"
"Smith's grandfather and brother for their alleged involvement in covering up Smith's crime for over twenty years, but the claims were unsuccessful. Smith remains incarcerated at Marion Correctional Institution. John Smith (murderer) John David Smith III (born 1951) is an American murderer convicted of killing his first wife and also believed to have murdered his second. Skull fragments found in a locker owned by him belong to a third, unidentified, woman, and a photograph found in his possession of an unidentified woman is the basis of an ongoing ""Jane Doe"" inquiry. He is the subject of the television movie ""Murder"
"and Smith were convicted of the murder and sentenced to imprisonment at Armagh Women's Jail. Seven other members of the women's unit and a UDA man were also convicted for their part in the murder. The UDA ""romper rooms"", named after the children's television programme, were places where victims were beaten and tortured prior to being killed. This was known as a ""rompering"". The ""romper rooms"" were normally located in disused buildings, lock-up garages, warehouses, and rooms above pubs and drinking clubs. The use of the ""romper rooms"" was a more common practice among male members of the UDA than"
"he met each of his wives. Smith is married to his wife Edith. He often goes away on the pretext of business. Whilst he is away he meets wealthy women, marries them within a few weeks, insures their lives and then drowns them in the bath. He returns with the insurance money (sometimes he brings the latest victims possessions to Edith as gifts). He is eventually arrested and ultimately hanged for his crimes. At the trial it is revealed that his marriage to Edith is bigamous; in total he had eight wives, most of which he left after stealing all"
"George Smith (executioner) George Smith (1805–1874), popularly known as Throttler Smith, was an English hangman from 1840 until 1872. He was born in Rowley Regis in the English West Midlands, where he performed the majority of his executions. Although from a good family he became involved with gangs and petty crime in his early life, and was imprisoned in Stafford Gaol on several occasions for theft. Smith learned his trade as an assistant to William Calcraft. His first engagement as Calcraft's assistant was the public execution of James Owen and George Thomas outside Stafford Gaol. Smith was a prisoner at"
"never married, and was the father of four daughters and two sons. George Whitmore Jr. died on October 8, 2012, in a nursing home of a heart attack. He was 68 years old. Richard Robles, known as New York State Inmate #66A0003, has been denied parole multiple times. While in jail, Robles taught fellow prisoners computer skills and also received an associate degree. Career Girls Murders The ""Career Girls Murders"" was the name given by the media to the killings of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on August 28, 1963."
"she came to, she related that the only thing she remembered was the rush of water before she lost consciousness. Thus was Spilsbury's theory confirmed. George Joseph Smith was arrested 15 February 1915 and formally charged for the murders of Bessie Williams, Alice Smith and Margaret Lloyd on 23 March 1915. On 22 June, the trial began at the Old Bailey. The prosecuting Counsel were Archibald Bodkin (later Director of Public Prosecutions), Cecil Whiteley (later KC) and Travers Humphreys. Although he could only be tried for the murder of Bessie Munday in accordance with English law, the prosecution used the"
"and hauled off for inquisition. It was 18 July 1616. The first six women were made to chant a counter spell, which was intended to identify them as witches. John Smith would cry out in pain and distress anytime they didn't chant: All nine of them were hung as witches in the trial that same day. The rest were imprisoned by the judges of assize, Sir Humphrey Winch and Sir Ranulph Crewe later in the year. Allegedly, one of the six women, listed as anonymous, confessed to the jailer that she was ""in concert with her familiar, and with the"
"Philip Smith (criminal) Philip Marc Smith (born July 10, 1965 in Willenhall, West Midlands, England) is an English spree killer serving a life sentence for the murders of three women in Birmingham. A former fairground worker employed at the Rainbow pub in the Digbeth area of the city, Smith killed his victims over a four-day period in November 2000, befriending two of them at the Rainbow before carrying out the crimes. All three victims were mutilated almost beyond recognition, but Smith was quickly identified as the killer because of the overwhelming evidence linking him to the deaths. Smith's first victim"
"case as horrific as this."" William Lawler, the pathologist who examined Bates' body, described her injuries as the worst he had seen on a murder victim. Smith, a misogynist with a history of violence and torture against former sexual partners, denied murdering Bates but was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment on 19 November 1997. James Smith was an unemployed divorcé living in the Gorton area of Manchester. Described by acquaintances as ""house-proud"" and ""well groomed"", he was a teetotaller and non-smoker. His marriage had ended after ten years in 1980 due to his violence towards his wife. He then"
"Dayton Leroy Rogers Dayton Leroy Rogers (born September 30, 1953) is a serial killer currently on Oregon's death row at the Oregon State Penitentiary for six murders. He has been tied to the murders of seven women. He preferred ""street"" women, usually addicts, prostitutes and runaways. The bodies of six of the women were found at a dump site located on privately owned forest lands outside Molalla, Oregon, and thus he was dubbed the ""Molalla Forest Murderer"". Rogers was convicted in 1988 for the murder of his last victim, Jennifer Lisa Smith, whom he killed on August 7, 1987, and"
"exclaimed ""O Lord, My God,"" and fell through a second-story window to the ground where he was shot again. Because of his position as Assistant President of the Church, it is likely that Smith would have succeeded Joseph and become the next president of the church had he outlived his brother. On 2 November 1826, in Manchester, New York, he married Jerusha Barden (1805–1837). They had six children together. On 24 December 1837, in Kirtland, Ohio, he married Mary Fielding Smith (1801–1852). They had two children. In August 1843, he married two plural wives: Mercy Fielding Thompson, widow of Robert"
"Ina Marie Smith portrayed Murray in the first Dollar Baby screen adaptation of Stephen King's short story ""The Death of Jack Hamilton"". This is the first major depiction of her in any film or television adaptation. Edna Murray Edna ""Rabbit"" Murray (1898–1966) was a criminal associated with several high-profile gangs in the Depression-era of the early 1930s. Although popularly known to the press as the ""Kissing Bandit"" for kissing a male robbery victim, she was known in the underworld as ""Rabbit"" for her skills in breaking out of the penitentiary. She was married to two criminals in the 1920s, but"
"War. Although Stephen Douglas, then a member of the Illinois State Supreme Court, declared the writ of extradition void on a technicality, Smith ""realized that popular opinion was turning against the Saints after two years of sympathy."" Not surprisingly, Smith's praise for the Democrat Douglas first provoked opposition to the Mormons in a Whig newspaper, the ""Warsaw Signal"", whose young editor, Thomas C. Sharp, Joseph then unwisely offended. Of all Smith's innovations during the years immediately preceding his death, the one that received the most hostile reception was his institution of plural marriage. Joseph Smith married at least twenty-eight women."
"the Bath"" serial killer George Joseph Smith drowned his second wife Alice in their rented room of a boarding house on Regent Road. He was due to be the beneficiary of a sizeable life insurance policy upon his wife's death. In 1971, Supt Gerry Richardson, 38, was shot dead while chasing a gang of London thugs who had robbed a resort jewellers. The five-man group bungled the raid on Preston's Jewellers in the Strand. They arrived late and failed to check a back room where the shop manager had already raised a silent alarm connected to Blackpool Police Station. As"
"at Sing Sing Prison in New York. He was the subject of a 2017 episode of the Investigation Discovery series ""A Crime to Remember"". George Joseph Cvek George Joseph Cvek (1918 – February 26, 1942) was an American murderer and serial rapist. He was executed for killing 29-year-old Catherine ""Kitty"" Pappas, the wife of a coffee importer, in the Bronx, New York City on February 5, 1941. Cvek was born in 1918 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and raised in nearby Steelton, Pennsylvania, descended from Yugoslavian and Hungarian heritage, and by his own admission in an abusive family. Bronx detectives, working with"
"Joseph Sledge Joseph Sledge Jr. (born 1942) is an American man who was wrongly convicted of the murders of two women, Josephine and Aileen Davis, for which he was imprisoned for over 36 years before being exonerated by new DNA evidence. His case represents the longest duration of incarceration for a case that has been overturned by DNA evidence, and he is the longest-serving inmate to have been exonerated in North Carolina. On September 6, 1976, two women were found dead in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Both had multiple stab wounds and other injuries indicating a violent struggle. Joseph Sledge, Jr.,"
"On July 2, 1984, however, an appeal by Smith called that law's constitutionality into question and was successful in commuting his death sentence to another term of life. As punishment for the Payant murder, and due to the threat he posed even while in prison, Smith spent the next twenty years of his life in near-isolation, the longest such span in the nation at the time. Smith is incarcerated at Five Points Correctional Facility. Lemuel Smith Lemuel Warren Smith (born July 23, 1941), is an American convicted serial killer who was the first convict to kill an on-duty female corrections"
"of plural marriage began to be practiced, publicly condemned polygamy. This scripture was used by John Taylor in 1850 to quash Mormon polygamy rumors in Liverpool, England. Polygamy was made illegal in the state of Illinois during the 1839–44 Nauvoo era when several top Mormon leaders, including Smith, Brigham Young and Heber C. Kimball took multiple wives. Mormon elders who publicly taught that all men were commanded to enter plural marriage were subject to harsh discipline. On 7 June 1844 the ""Nauvoo Expositor"" criticized Smith for plural marriage. After Joseph Smith was killed by a mob on 27 June 1844,"
"Smith. He teaches her that her husband in England had proven himself unworthy of her by his rejection of the Gospel and by forcing her to choose between God and husband. Joseph introduces Dinah to the still-covert practice of plural marriage, and they are sealed for eternity as husband and wife. Forced to keep secret her eternal union to Joseph causes strains on her relationships with the other women of the town, particularly, Emma Smith, Joseph's first wife. After Joseph's death during his incarceration at Carthage, Dinah uses her influence to help Brigham Young emerge as the new Prophet of"
"murder. I will not obey your order. My brigade shall march for Liberty to-morrow morning, at 8 o'clock, and if you execute those men, I will hold you responsible before an earthly tribunal, so help me God! The defendants, consisting of about 60 men including Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon, were turned over to a civil court of inquiry in Richmond under Judge Austin A. King, on charges of treason, murder, arson, burglary, robbery, larceny and perjury. The court of inquiry began November 12, 1838. After the inquiry, all but a few of the Mormon prisoners were released, but Joseph"
"Kirkdale, two men at Shrewsbury, six men at Warwick and one man at Worcester. George Smith carried out 33 public hangings and just one private one, this held on 13 August 1872, when he hanged 34-year-old Christopher Edwards at Stafford for the murder of his wife. Smith was renowned for the long white coat and top hat he wore at public hangings. Smith's son, also George, may have assisted at the three executions outside Stafford prison in 1866. Initially, it is said that Smith was hired by the undersheriff of Staffordshire to save the cost of bringing Calcraft up from"
"custodial sentence. He was subsequently released into the care of relatives (Leslie Robertson) of his mother, who lived at that time in Toowoomba. On his return to Bundaberg, and during this period in his early teenage years, Smith continued to educate himself whilst working as a sugar cane cutter on properties in and around the Bundaberg area. When he was 18 years old, Smith met Thelma Joyce (Joy) Lovett, (who was 16 years old at that time), and who would remain together for the next 57 years, until Smith's death. They married in Bundaberg on 13 September 1941. Smith worked"
"Whitechapel murders The Whitechapel murders were committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London between 3 April 1888 and 13 February 1891. At various points some or all of these eleven unsolved murders of women have been ascribed to the notorious unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper. Most, if not all, of the victims—Emma Elizabeth Smith, Martha Tabram, Mary Ann ""Polly"" Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, Mary Jane Kelly, Rose Mylett, Alice McKenzie, Frances Coles, and an unidentified woman—were prostitutes. Smith was sexually assaulted and robbed by a gang. Tabram"
"that both the book and its authors were still suspect.» Mormon Enigma Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, Prophet's Wife, ""Elect Lady,"" Polygamy's Foe is a biography of Emma Hale Smith, wife of Joseph Smith Jr., written by Linda King Newell and Valeen Tippetts Avery. Generally accepted as a groundbreaking biography, the book places Emma Smith into a context that has better explained the trials and sacrifices of the members of the early Latter Day Saint church. The work made possible, along with other more recent historical works, a major reinterpretation of the formative period of Mormonism. The book won the"
"in 1989 for a further six murders for which he was sentenced to death. Jennifer Lisa Smith was a convicted prostitute and drug addict. She was in Rogers' truck parked in a lot located off of SE McLoughlin Blvd in Oak Grove in unincorporated Clackamas County, when he stabbed her 11 times in the breasts, abdomen and back. She fell out of the truck and was attended by witnesses from a nearby Denny's restaurant and later died at the hospital. One witness stood by a window relaying the action to another patron who could not see the parking lot; that"