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In 1897, a widow, Anna Maria Druce, claimed that the duke had led a double life as her father-in-law, Thomas Charles Druce of the furniture business Druce & Co., who had supposedly died in 1864. The widow claimed that the duke had faked the death of his alter ego Druce to return to a secluded aristocratic life and that therefore her son was ...
Druce & Co. were a British furniture manufacturer and antique dealers operating in the 19th and 20th century. The company was founded by Thomas Charles Druce (b.1761 - d.1864) in the 1840s and was based in Baker Street and Portman Square, London. [1] During the 19th century, Druce expanded into a department store and an estate agency.
In July 1999, while driving, Druce struck and killed 42-year-old Harrisburg pedestrian Kenneth Cains, a former U.S. Marine who had served in the Vietnam War.. After attempting to cover his tracks by repairing his Jeep SUV, filing a false accident claim with his insurance company, and lying to police, Druce eventually pled guilty to a hit and run for leaving the scene of an accident, insurance ...
A man being charged with killing two women, including his ex-girlfriend, was attacked in a New Mexico courtroom by one of the victim's family members. Alexander Ortiz, 21, appeared in Bernalillo ...
A doctor was arrested for killing his wife Thursday after Windermere police responded to a 911 caller who said he threatened suicide after making a confession, according to a news release. Thomas ...
A Tennessee man has been sentenced to life in prison in Fiji after being convicted of murdering his wife on their honeymoon in 2022, according to local media.. Bradley Dawson, 40, was convicted of ...
Druce is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Duncan Druce (1939–2015), British composer and musicologist; Eliot Druce (1876–1934), English cricketer; Frank Druce (1875–1954), English cricketer; George Claridge Druce (1850–1932), British botanist
Minnesotan missionary Beau Shroyer was murdered in a crime of passion orchestrated by his own wife, police in Angola claim.. Beau, wife Jackie Shroyer and their five children had been in “the ...