This is a snippet of cat news in a very short post. Letters written by the infamous Dr Crippen, 6 days before he was hanged for poisoning his wife and while he was at Brixton prison, reveal that he was more concerned about his missing cat and buying a silk blouse for his mistress, Ehel Le Neve, than the fact that his life was about to end.
Also, Dr Crippen was obviously very optimistic that he would be let off and released a mere 6 days before he was hanged. Crippen was executed on November 23, 1910. His letters are to be auctioned by Henry Aldridge & Son.
This has got to point to the ‘four legs good” “two legs bad” club of which I am almost a member.
Yeah I’ve felt like it a few times myself!
According to neighbours, he walked her twice daily, and the mutual devotion between Nilsen and Bleep was obvious to anyone who saw them together.
I haven’t been able to find out anything further about Bleep or the circumstances surrounding her death, but your comment makes sense. It could also be that she pined for him so much, her depression was another factor against re-homing her.
Moors murderer, Myra Hindley’s dog Puppet also died whilst both of them were in police custody. Puppet featured in many of the photos taken on the moors close to where victims were buried. He was a puppy in some of those photos so detectives arranged for him to be examined by a vet to determine his age. It was thought this would then help them date when the photos were taken. The examination involved an analysis of the dog’s teeth, which required a general anaesthetic from which Puppet did not recover. Apparently he was suffering from an undiagnosed kidney complaint. Hindley was furious when she heard the news and accused the police of deliberately killing him. It was said to be one of the rare occasions when she actually showed any emotion.
Me too. Therefore Crippen was not a monster. Just a murderer. I think a lot of normal, average people are not far from being murders under the right circumstances.