John Haigh — The Killer Who Misread the Law | True Crime

John George Haigh believed he had found the perfect method: dissolve his victims in acid so there was no body, and — he thought — no possible murder conviction. He had misunderstood the law, and he had underestimated forensic science. When police searched his workshop, a pathologist sifted the sludge and found gallstones and a set of acrylic dentures the acid could not destroy. The victim's dentist did the rest. Documented from public record. #truecrime #truecrimestories #truecrimecommunity #johnhaigh #forensics Documented entirely from public record and court proceedings. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The perfect method 0:27 The charming swindler 0:46 The acid 1:10 The timeline 1:33 A wealthy widow 1:54 The workshop 2:15 No body, no conviction 2:37 Reported missing 3:00 Suspicion falls 3:19 The sludge 3:42 The pathologist 4:05 What survived 4:25 The dentist 4:45 The trial 5:08 Six victims 5:30 What broke the case 5:50 Subscribe TAGS: true crime, true crime stories, true crime community, john george haigh, acid bath murderer, forensics, keith simpson, corpus delicti, how it was solved, true crime documentary IMAGE CREDITS (Wikimedia Commons): Other imagery public domain / CC0; story documented from public record.