Bessie Smith, the wife of ‘Brides in the Bath’ murderer George Joseph Smith, becomes his first victim at 80 High Street, Herne Bay. He went on to commit two similar murders to obtain monetary legacies. Smith was hanged at Maidstone in August 1915.
Bessie Smith, the wife of ‘Brides in the Bath’ murderer George Joseph Smith, becomes his first victim at 80 High Street, Herne Bay. He went on to commit two similar murders to obtain monetary legacies. Smith was hanged at Maidstone in August 1915.