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    Two female bodies were found dismembered and wrapped in newspaper along a Scottish river in 1935. Police identified the remains as belonging to Mrs. Ruxton and her maid through post-mortem photographs that showed their unique body positions. Buck Ruxton, Mrs. Ruxton's husband, was arrested and convicted of the murders, though the case was controversial as some questioned if the photographs were sufficient evidence. Ruxton later confessed, validating the identification technique.

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    Two female bodies were found dismembered and wrapped in newspaper along a Scottish river in 1935. Police identified the remains as belonging to Mrs. Ruxton and her maid through post-mortem photographs that showed their unique body positions. Buck Ruxton, Mrs. Ruxton's husband, was arrested and convicted of the murders, though the case was controversial as some questioned if the photographs were sufficient evidence. Ruxton later confessed, validating the identification technique.

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    1-7 Buck Ruxton & The Jigsaw Murders Case v1

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    Two female bodies were found dismembered and wrapped in newspaper along a Scottish river in 1935. Police identified the remains as belonging to Mrs. Ruxton and her maid through post-mortem photographs that showed their unique body positions. Buck Ruxton, Mrs. Ruxton's husband, was arrested and convicted of the murders, though the case was controversial as some questioned if the photographs were sufficient evidence. Ruxton later confessed, validating the identification technique.

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    Buck Ruxton & the

    Jigsaw Murders

    1
    Moffat, Scotland, 1935 Moffat

    Packages found in river

    Numerous body parts


    wrapped in newspaper

    2
    Questions

    1 How many bodies?

    Two female bodies

    2 Who were they?

    Newspaper wrappings

    3
    Answers Moffat

    Special edition
    of Morecambe
    newspaper

    Police contacted

    “Mrs.” Ruxton Morecambe

    & her maid


    4
    Skeletal remains
    Face
    mutilated
    Flesh and distinguishing
    features removed

    How to identify the body?

    Fingers
    removed

    5
    Identifying the bodies

    Photographs of the women

    Look at the angles the women posed in

    6
    Identifying the bodies

    Superimposed
    the two photos

    Bodies proved to be
    Mrs. Ruxton & her maid

    Buck Ruxton arrested

    7
    Other evidence

    Bloodstains in the
    Ruxton house

    Ruxton claimed innocence

    Jury did not believe claim

    Convicted of murder Buck Ruxton


    8
    Other evidence

    Controversial case

    Photographs not good


    enough as evidence?

    Buck Ruxton confessed

    Validated technique Buck Ruxton


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