Did Ethyla Neves Know That Crippen Had Murdered His Wife?

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Ethyla Neves' former landlady testified that in late January, or early February of 1910, around the same time of Bell Elmore's disappearance. The jury deliberated for 18 minutes and came back with a not guilty verdict. Winston Churchill gave her permission to visit Crippen in prison. She had a miniature locket made to hold a photo of him.

In February of 1910, members of the Music Hall Ladies Guild in London received a strange letter from their treasurer – a singer who went by the name Belle Elmore. It said that she suddenly had to travel to the United States, and that she was resigning from her position.

Several weeks later, at the Music Hall Ladies Guild fundraising ball, Belle's husband arrived with a date. And she was wearing Belle's brooch.

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