Hallie Rubenhold: Story of a Murder

No murderer should ever be the keeper of their victim’s story … 

On 1 February, 1910, vivacious music hall performer, Belle Elmore, suddenly vanished from her north London home, causing alarm among her circle of female friends, the entertainers of the Music Hall Ladies’ Guild who demanded an immediate investigation. They could not have known what they would provoke: the unearthing of a gruesome secret, followed by a fevered manhunt for the prime suspect: Belle’s husband, medical fraudster, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen. 

In this unmissable event, award-winning author of The Five Hallie Rubenhold draws from her eagerly anticipated new book, Story of a Murder, to explore one of the most infamous historical true crimes of the 20th century – that of wife-murderer Dr Crippen.  The event is chaired by HistFest founder, Rebecca Rideal. 

This is part of a new series of events co-produced between Storyhouse and HistFest.  

About Hallie Rubenhold  
Hallie Rubenhold is the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling and Baillie Gifford prize-winning author of The Five: The Women Killed by Jack the Ripper. A renowned social historian whose expertise lies in revealing stories of previously unknown women and episodes in history, she is the author of The Covent Garden Ladies which was the inspiration behind BBC TV’s ‘Harlots’. Her biographical work, Lady Worsley’s Whim, was dramatized by the BBC as ‘The Scandalous Lady W’. She has also written two acclaimed novels Mistress of My Fate and The French Lesson which give voice to the women written out by eighteenth-century literature. She lives in London with her husband.  

About Rebecca Rideal 
Rebecca Rideal is a historian of early modern England and the director of the history festival, HISTFEST. She writes regularly for press, hosts the history podcast Killing Time and is the award-winning producer of the true crime podcast series, Mind of a Monster (Discovery ID). She is the author of 1666: Plague, War and Hellfire (‘impressively vivid’, The Times) and the forthcoming God’s Throne. 

About HistFest   
HistFest is a dynamic history events company that produces innovative digital and live content to global audiences – from festivals, lectures, film screenings and courses, to short films, podcasts and live performances.