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For those interested, a WikiProject regarding crime in Great Britain has been proposed. MadMax 19:16, 27 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removing the link to Keith Simpson in the "last victim and capture" section as it references a UK politician who was born about 39 days after the last murder occurred. (!) Radiooperator 23:19, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Birthplace[edit]

Where was he born? The current edit says Wakefield but many sources say Stamford, Lincs (Kings Road) --Ned de Rotelande 11:29, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Last victims[edit]

Does anyone know the name of "the girl from Eastbourne" mentioned in this section? Mikeo1938 (talk) 16:51, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A dozen killed?[edit]

This letter by him claims he murdered a dozen. It's a primary source but if someone's written about it then we can mention it's contents. Malick78 (talk) 11:23, 2 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Redirection[edit]

is there a reason that i don't get redirected here when i type in Acid-bath Killer? if not i can go ahead and do a redirectKillemall22 (talk) 21:06, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Dogs?[edit]

I've read extensively about this case and never seen any mention of dogs; since it's unsourced, it's gone and should only be replaced if it's properly sourced. Rodhull andemu 00:03, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Stolen property values[edit]

In 1945, "Haigh stole William McSwan's pension cheques, sold their properties — stealing about £8,000 (£256 thousand when adjusted for inflation)". In 1948, he "sold all of their (Hendersons) possessions (except their dog, which he kept) for £8,000. This 1948 amount is the equivalent of £216 thousand today." Why would £8,000 in 1944 worth so much more than £8,000 in 1948? Inflation? Different dates when added to the article? Jtyroler (talk) 08:58, 1 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In popular culture[edit]

I have removed various mentions of characters in popular media who are involved in some way with acid, where there has been no reason to believe that they have any direct connection with this person. In particular, I challenge anything which does not have support from an independent secondary reliable source for such a connection. Just the fact that acid is involved does not make the case! Cusop Dingle (talk) 16:18, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sulphuric Acid[edit]

How much sulphric acid is required to liquify a human body? Seems to me like a 40 gallon drum for each victim is a huge quantity of acid, even given a human body stuffed into such a drum is likely to take up a significant volume of that drum. Also the acid's corrosive qualities would be exhausted quite quickly so that each body would require fresh concentrate acid. Haig must have had access to literally hundreds of gallons of concentrate sulphuric acid, exactly how did Haig procure such vast volumes? Sulphric acid was available for car batteries, but that would not provide you with anything more than a few of pints. Any experts care to comment? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.26.106.72 (talk) 02:18, 14 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It just says that the body was disposed-of in a 40-gallon drum. It didn't say that he used 40 gallons of acid. Valetude (talk) 09:10, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Micheal Punter Play "Was"[edit]

First of all, the playwright's name is "Michael Punter". Secondly Punter's own official website makes no mention of a play called "Wax", so either this assertion is false, or it's based on original research. If a citation isn't added, it should be deleted. Matuko (talk) 18:23, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]