Do You Know Who Killed Holly Crippen?

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Dr. Crippen was convicted of murdering his wife in 1910 and sentenced to death by hanging. His remains were found in a coal cellar at Hildor Up Crescent, London from the crime. Forensic scientist John Truss applied DNA analysis to slides that would have been used as evidence during her trial. He identified three relatives who had mitochondrial DNA but it wasn't a match. The British refuse to accept the results saying they are invalid.

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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