A Prescription for Murder: Victorian Serial Killings of Dr.Thomas Neill Cream (Chicago Series on Sexuality, History & Society)

by A Mc Laren (Author)

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  Paperback
  1995

  $26.27

  Between 1877 and 1892, Dr Thomas Neill Cream murdered seven women, all prostitutes or patients seeking abortions, in England and North America. Using press reports and police dossiers, this work presents an account of the killings, providing an insight into Victorian sexual tensions and fears.