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Liev Schreiber
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Executed in Error
7.0/10 · 27 votesOct 1, 2008
Ranked #1 of 4 in Season 8•+0.2 vs season avg
In 1910, an American doctor named Hawley Crippen was convicted in England of poisoning and dismembering his wife. The vicious murder—and execution that followed—made international headlines. It was a landmark case: The first trial by media, and the first to be dominated by forensic science.
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"Executed in Error" is episode 3 of Secrets of the Dead season 8. It scored 7.0/10 from 27 votes, ranking #1 of 4 episodes this season (season average 6.8). It aired on October 1, 2008.