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Perpetrator

Thomas Neill Cream

Born
27 May 1850
Died
15 November 1892, aged about 42
Record
Wikidata Q117026 · Wikipedia

Perpetrator in The Lambeth Poisonings

Glasgow-born, McGill-trained physician. Convicted of murder in Illinois in 1881 and in London in 1892; hanged at Newgate.

1891–1892 · Lambeth, London, England · Executed

A McGill-trained doctor gave strychnine to young women in south London in 1891-92, then wrote blackmail letters that led Scotland Yard straight to him. Read the case.

Dated events

  1. Thomas Neill Cream is born in Glasgow.

  2. Cream is convicted of Stott's murder and sentenced to life in Joliet prison.

  3. Cream is released from Joliet after his sentence is commuted.

  4. Cream is arrested on a charge of sending a threatening letter.

  5. Cream is hanged at Newgate Prison by James Billington.