The Mad-Doctors of Calne

The historical account of true crime by psychiatrist, and medical historian, Dr Peter Carpenter.

“I heard the scuffle on the landing. I jumped out of bed, opened the door, and in she rushed, exclaiming “Master he has murdered me! I shall die! I shall die!” I closed the door and bolted it…” It’s 1859 and the murderer was previously a kind gentle surgeon who was seen as one of the pillars of society – one time Mayor of Calne, magistrate and operator of the Calne Lunatic Asylum.

All the details and analysis of the murderer and his family.