Buck Ruxton: The Jigsaw Murders of 1935

In 1935, two mutilated bodies were discovered beneath a bridge near Moffat, Scotland. The victims had been deliberately made difficult to identify, but an extraordinary forensic investigation using anatomy, dental records, photographic superimposition, fingerprints and blood evidence slowly led police back to Dr. Buck Ruxton and his home in Lancaster.Check out our Patreon for bonus episodes, exclusive content and more ways to support Historical True Crime: Patreon.com/HistoricalTrueCrimeSource Materials Jeremy Craddock, The Jigsaw MurdersR. H. Blundell and G. Haswell Wilson, eds., Trial of Buck Ruxton (Notable British Trials, 1937)John Glaister and James Couper Brash, Medico-Legal Aspects of the Ruxton Case (1937)Bertie James Hammond, “Finger Prints and the Ruxton Murders,” Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 43, No. 6 (1953)“Medico-Legal Aspects of the Ruxton Case,” contemporary medical journal review (1938)Capital Punishment UK, “Dr. Buck Ruxton – The ‘Jigsaw Murders’ of 1935”Glasgow Police Museum, “The Ruxton Murders – 1935”Vickie Scullard, “The chilling story of Jigsaw Killer Dr Buck Ruxton – and the Manchester trial that made history,” Manchester Evening News, July 19, 2020U.S. National Library of Medicine, Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body — Buck Ruxton / Jigsaw Murders case materials