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What crimes does Mr. Hyde commit in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
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Mr. Hyde
Mr. Hyde (left) and Dr. Jekyll, both as portrayed by Fredric March, 1931.
In Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hyde commits the following crimes:
- Trampling a child: Hyde runs over a young girl, leaving her screaming on the ground.1
- Murder: Hyde beats a prominent gentleman to death. In some film adaptations, such as the 1931 version, Hyde also rapes and kills a prostitute named Ivy.12