The Virtual Writing University Archive

The Virtual Writing University Archive is a collection of recordings of literary readings, panel discussions, and lectures around The University of Iowa and Iowa City. You may search or browse these recordings to find those you want to hear. The Writing University Archive is a project of the School of Library and Information Science in collaboration with the writing community at Iowa.

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John Kasik M.D. Lecture

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Dr. Kasik talks about colorful crime figures from history including the cases of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen and the murder of his wife in 1910 in Great Britain and also of serial murderer Dr. Thomas Neill Cream and the strychnine murders of prostitutes. 

In: International Writing Program Archive | Journalism

Authors: John Kasik M.D.

Date Recorded: January 01, 1986

Program: --

Format: lecture

Topics: Crime; patent medicine industry; red light district, Chicago; Madame Tussaud's wax museum; doctors as criminals

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