Thomas Neill Cream

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Thomas Neill Cream
Cream c. 1890
Born	(1850-05-27)27 May 1850 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	15 November 1892(1892-11-15) (aged 42) Newgate Prison, England
Criminal status	Executed by hanging
Spouse	Flora Brooks ​ ​ (m. 1876; died 1877)​
Convictions	Murder (Illinois) Murder (England)
Criminal penalty	Life imprisonment (Illinois) Death (England)
Details
Victims	5 known
Span of crimes	1881–1892
Country	United States and England
States	Illinois and Middlesex
Date apprehended	3 June 1892

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Thomas Neill Cream (27 May 1850 – 15 November 1892), also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian medical doctor and serial killer who poisoned his victims with strychnine. Cream murdered up to ten people in three countries, targeting mostly lower-class women, sex workers and pregnant women seeking abortions. He was convicted and sentenced to death, and was hanged on 15 November 1892.

A popular rumour, started by hangman James Billington, claims that Cream's last words were "I am Jack the...", seemingly a confession to being Jack the Ripper. However, Billington is the only source for this alleged statement, and official records show that Cream was incarcerated in Illinois during the Ripper murders.