John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.
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Christopher Ettridge
- Steven Rogers
- (as Chris Ettridge)
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- Quotes
[for the third time, Haigh is in prison for fraud]
John George Haigh: Do you realise, without a body, there can be no conviction for murder?
Morrison: Blimey. Gerra way.
John George Haigh: It's true. The law is called "corpus delicti".
Morrison: So who are you gonna murder, then?
John George Haigh: Well, if you get 21 months for doing very little, might as well do something big.
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- SoundtracksWhen the Lights Go On Again
(uncredited)
Performed by Vera Lynn
[detectives inspecting the first crime scene]
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A is for acid, memories of meeting Det Sgt Heslin
I have just seen a repeat of this TV film and was very impressed. I had the opportunity of doing some gardening work for the Sgt Inspector Heslin (Ret'd) before he died, when he lived in Torbay. As one of the detectives who interviews Haigh and discovered his gun, he showed me photographs which very much resembled the film set of Haigh's workhouse.
I also specialized someone in the RAF when, as a medic, I saw just what Sulphuric acid can do. Now I am a prolific author and wish I had taken more notes about this case. Heslin and I enjoyed good conversation and he was very proud to have been one of the main detectives to interview Haigh.
Peter Carroll
I also specialized someone in the RAF when, as a medic, I saw just what Sulphuric acid can do. Now I am a prolific author and wish I had taken more notes about this case. Heslin and I enjoyed good conversation and he was very proud to have been one of the main detectives to interview Haigh.
Peter Carroll
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- Crimes Quase Perfeitos
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- Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Mills, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK(Haigh's parents' house and neighbourhood)
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