Dr. Edward Pritchard insisted that his wife’s coffin lid be opened so he could kiss her goodbye one last time. As he leaned over his beloved, he cried. What could have been seen as a loving gesture of a grieving man came to be known as something much more sinister. According to legend, crocodiles cry while eating their prey. And you see, Dr. Edward Pritchard wasn’t just crying over his departed wife’s body, he was shedding crocodile tears over his murder victim.
This week we’re telling you the story of Dr. Edward Pritchard, “The Human Crocodile”, and the third case from Glasgow’s Square Mile of Murder.