The Crippen case was important because it was a landmark case. It was the first trial to be dominated by forensic science. Crippen was accused of murdering his wife. He was accused of this crime because of his relation to her. I think people were interested in the case because of how the crime was committed and the way it was portrayed in the media. It reminded many of Jack the Ripper It helped to identify the victim and the cause of death. Forensic helped the jury to make their decision. The results from a DNA test revealed that cora's remains weren't the same as the victim which means the body discovered wasn't coras. It was man's body. They found pieces of a pajama shirt that matched pajama pants found upstairs. The way that she died. Poison
