On
this date, 13 August 1915, George Joseph Smith, an English Serial Killer was
executed by hanging in Maidstone Prison. I will post information about him from
Wikipedia and other links.
George
Joseph Smith
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Born
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George Joseph Smith
11 January 1872 Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom |
Died
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13 August 1915 (aged 43)
Maidstone, Kent, England |
Cause of
death
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Execution by Hanging
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Other names
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Brides in the Bath Murderer
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Criminal penalty
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Killings
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Victims
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3
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Span of
killings
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1912–1914
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Country
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Date
apprehended
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23 March 1915
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George Joseph Smith (11 January 1872 – 13 August 1915) was an English
serial
killer and bigamist.
In 1915 he was convicted and subsequently hanged for the
slayings of three women, the case becoming known as the "Brides in the
Bath Murders". As well as being widely reported in the media, the case was
significant in the history of forensic pathology and detection. It was also
one of the first cases in which similarities between connected crimes were used
to prove deliberation, a technique used in subsequent prosecutions.
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