Motive to Murder
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The surprising results of this research in the Times of London is that in nineteenth century Britain many families turned to infanticide in order to receive insurance the benefits that helped them escape financial despair. Newspaper articles and testimonies revealed horrifying examples of the crime and show the connection between child life insurance and infanticide. It was also discovered that few parents were tried and sentenced for infanticide. Proving in the court of law that the deaths had been committed in order to receive insurance benefits was difficult and the high burden of proof allowed many guilty individuals to walk free.
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