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On October 22, 1910, a murderer named Hawley Crippen became the first person captured via the help of radio to be convicted of a crime.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On October 22, 1910, a murderer named Hawley Crippen became the first person captured via the help of radio to be convicted of a crime.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-crime-fighting-technology-firsts
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dewcrippen.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Crippen_%26_Ethel_Leneve_on_trial,_London_LCCN2014688603.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawley_Harvey_Crippen_(1862-1910),_beter_bekend_als_Dr,_SFA005001305.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huella_pulgar_derecho_Fca_Rojas.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Trial_of_Dr-Crippen.jpg
The image by Wellcome Images available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Letter_from_H.H._Crippen_to_client,_April_1910_Wellcome_L0026170.jpg is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en
The low-resolution image available at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colin_Pitchfork.jpg is used briefly in a video intended for educational purposes per fair use.
The images by CircleNumber available at pixabay.com/videos/number-one-animated-black-design-48164/, by Edurs34 available at pixabay.com/illustrations/board-chalk-chalkboard-education-5585922/, and by JohannesW available at pixabay.com/videos/dna-helix-deoxyribonucleic-acid-6973 are licensed under the Pixabay License: pixabay.com/service/license
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