The untimely deaths of Isabella Ruxton and Mary Rogerson took place on September 15, 1935. Their dismembered bodies were discovered in a ravine over two weeks after their deaths and Buck Ruxton, Isabella's husband and a well liked local surgeon, is the prime suspect. This case helped bring forensic science techniques to the forefront of criminal investigations, specifically in the UK.
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http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ruxton.html
https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/ruxton-buck.htm
http://www.policemuseum.org.uk/crime-casebook/interesting-cases/the-ruxton-murders-1935/
“Dr. Buck Ruxton Charged with Murder." The Courier and Advertiser, Monday, October 14, 1935, p. 7. Accessed through www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk on June 29, 2022.
https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/15996 - Image of a pamphlet advertising the Illuminations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Ruxton
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visibleproofs/galleries/cases/ruxton.html
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/jigsaw-murders-the-gruesome-case-of-a-jealous-gp-1.2759634
