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Edward William Pritchard (6 december 1825 - 28 july 1865) was an English doctor who was convicted of murdering his wife and mother-in-law by poisoning them. He was also suspected of murdering a servant girl, but was never tried for this crime. He was the last person to be publicly executed in Glasgow.<br />
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== In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==<br />
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* [[Sherlock Holmes]] compared [[Grimesby Roylott]] with [[William Palmer]] and Pritchard, who were doctors too. « ''When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals.'' » ([[SPEC]] {{refcanon|SPEC|492}}) <br />
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[[Category:Characters (all stories)|Pritchard, Edward William]]<br />
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