Dr Killeen of Brick Lane

[Gary Barnett]

I never before noticed that Killeen found no evidence of children, which necessitated the husband being recalled to state that in fact she'd had two sons.

ELO, 25th August:



It's alluded to also in the Eastern Post, 25th August:



Perhaps relevant, when discussing the merits of his post-mortem and the idea of two different knives being used.

Thanks, Kattrup.

We should bear in mind , though, that Phillips was of the opinion that Alice McKenzie’s uterus was ‘unimpregnated’. And she had given birth to at least one child.

[Kattrup]

We should bear in mind , though, that Phillips was of the opinion that Alice McKenzie’s uterus was ‘unimpregnated’. And she had given birth to at least one child.

But does that not mean rather that she was not pregnant at the time of her death?

[Gary Barnett]

But does that not mean rather that she was not pregnant at the time of her death?

Yes, you’re probably right, Kattrup.