Murder Most Foul - Series 3 Episode 1 The Fingerless Strangler

The third BBC radio docu-drama series relating how forensic criminology helped uncover the facts and truth behind some of the most celebrated murder cases in British history.

The six cases in this series feature Professor Keith Simpson, one of England's most famous forensic pathologists who became renowned for his post-mortems on high-profile murder cases, including John George Haigh's "Acid Bath" murders.

Presented by Nick Ross

1. THE FINGERLESS STRANGLER
(broadcast 5 March 1993)
In November 1943, the body of Rose Ada Robinson, a Portsmouth pub landlady, is found strangled. Suspicion falls on petty crook Harold Loughans, but he had previously lost the fingers of one hand in an accident. Can forensic science prove that he killed her? Dr. Simpson has his work out out for him ... especially since Sir Bernard Spilsbury, England's greatest pathologist, is appearing for the defense!
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Dr. Keith Simpson ... Keith Drinkel
Harold Loughans ... Eric Allan

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