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Valentine Lecoq
Valentine was a 17-year-old French woman who had been hired by Crippen during the Whitsuntide excursion to Boulogne that he had taken with Le Neve in May 1910.
Valentine's duties were to serve as a live-in maid and also to give French lessons to Le Neve. Her employment was brief and Crippen mailed her a note dated 9 July 1910, before taking flight:
Valentine,
Do not be alarmed (N'ayant pas de peur) if we do not return until late as we shall go to the Theatre this evening (nous vaison au Theatre ce soir)
H.H. Crippen
TNA: CRIM 1-117