In today’s murder investigations police use the latest technology to track down and apprehend criminals, but at the turn of the century when communications were limited, passports not required and organisations such as Interpol not established, a fugitive could flee abroad to escape the clutches of the law.
A sensational murder case changed all that, for in 1910 a man wanted for murder was dramatically captured by means of wireless telegraphy. It was the first time that transatlantic radio communication was used in a murder hunt, with police chasing the fugitives across the Atlantic Ocean. Because of this dramatic use of a new technology the whole world became captivated by the case of Dr Crippen.
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