Summaries

John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.

Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious "acid bath murderer" John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940's. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims, Mrs Durand-Deacon, failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath.[email protected]

Details

Keywords
  • murder
  • deception
  • true crime
  • acid
  • acid bath
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Sep 8, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Bradford Industrial Museum, Moorside Mills, Moorside Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Production companies Yorkshire Television (YTV) Granada

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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