An introduction to the case: The case of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen is one of the most famous murder trials to have ever occurred. When it first happened every one thought that it was an open and shut case, and the fact that the prosecution had Bernard Spilsbury on their side only made it less likely that Crippen would be found innocent. Crippen had been denied the legal assistance of Sir Edward Marshall Hall by his clerk, who, since Marshall Hall was on holiday, prevented Crippen from recieving the legal aid of the most famous barrister to have ever lived, he was even known as “the Great Defender” and he was convinced that he could have saved Crippen from death. Crippen was refused, but if he did as his solicitor said, it may have incriminated Ethel Le Neve. Crippen, in a way sacrificed himself to save Ethel, and was a chivalrous man to the end.
