Crippen

British  

/ ˈkrɪpən /

noun

1. Hawley Harvey, known as Doctor Crippen. 1862–1910, US doctor living in England: executed for poisoning his wife; the first criminal to be apprehended by the use of radiotelegraphy

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Example Sentences

The last to earn the decoration was Robert Crippen, who served as the pilot for the first Space Shuttle flight.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2023

Palmer Crippen, a horticulturist at the nearby Mounts Botanical Garden, began studying the painting in mid-October, preparing to show how Mr. Stella’s shapes and colors relate to real-life tropical plants and flowers.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2022

Crippen Regional Park also abuts one of the routes up Mount Gardner, where hikers will gain 1,870 feet over 6 miles round-trip en route to 360-degree views of Howe Sound.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022

At his trial at the Old Bailey, prosecutor Richard Muir asked Crippen: "On the early morning of 1 February you were left alone in your house with your wife?"

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2022

Then my old friend John Young, along with Bob Crippen, made the first flight of a strange new machine, the Space Shuttle.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins