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Buck Ruxton bronze plaque

Commemorative plaque

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This bronze commemorative plaque records: This bath was used by Dr. Buck Ruxton when mutilating the bodies of his wife and his maid on an unknown date between the 14th and 29th September 1935 at 2 Dalton Square, Lancaster. Ruxton was hanged for these murders in 12th May 1936 at Strangeways Prison, Manchester.
Buck Ruxton, a Scottish doctor, infamously murdered his wife and maid in 1935; his case is remembered for pioneering forensic techniques that led to his conviction and execution.

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