EPISODE · Dec 2, 2019 · 29 MIN
Ep 75 - Dr Cranstoun, and A Murderer In The Family
from Dead Bodies Podcast · host Dead Bodies Podcast
In 1922, Melbourne doctor in the bayside suburb of Hampton injected his family and their housekeeper with - in some cases, lethal - doses of morphine. Dr George Elliot Cranstoun appeared to be a pillar of sociaety, but after his death his massive gambling debts and drug addiction became clear. We ask you all the time: “Have you ever seen a dead body?”. We weren’t expecting this feedback from Catherine who family featured in one of our earlier Dead Bodies episodes.
What this episode covers
In 1922, Melbourne doctor in the bayside suburb of Hampton injected his family and their housekeeper with - in some cases, lethal - doses of morphine. Dr George Elliot Cranstoun appeared to be a pillar of sociaety, but after his death his massive gambling debts and drug addiction became clear. We ask you all the time: “Have you ever seen a dead body?”. We weren’t expecting this feedback from Catherine who family featured in one of our earlier Dead Bodies episodes.
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