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The pair had claimed that they were in Cornwall to buy cannabis. [34] The prosecution claimed that the murders had been the result of a robbery gone wrong. [35] Robert and Lee Firkins were found guilty of murder at Exeter Crown Court. [36] They admitted to the unrelated offences but denied the killings. [37] They were both given life sentences ...
Patricia Cornwell (born Patricia Carroll Daniels; June 9, 1956) is an American crime writer.She is known for her best-selling novels featuring medical examiner Kay Scarpetta, of which the first was inspired by a series of sensational murders in Richmond, Virginia, where most of the stories are set.
John Trehenban (pronounced TREM-on) (1650–1671), of St Columb Major in Cornwall, United Kingdom, was a murderer sentenced to imprisonment in a cage on Castle An Dinas downs and starved to death. The murder of the two young girls is recorded in the Parish Register.
In August 2000, Lee Ford, an unemployed builder and roofer, murdered his wife, Lesley, and his four stepchildren at their home in Carnkie, a village near Redruth, Cornwall, and then attempted to conceal the bodies. After telling neighbours, and the children's school, that Lesley had left and taken the children with her, Ford was arrested in ...
Devon and Cornwall Police. "Murder Appeal: We need your help to catch Kate Bushell's killer". Devon & Cornwall Police. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022; DevonLive (15 October 2018). "Kate Bushell, Lyn Bryant and Helen Fleet - how three horrific murders could be linked". Archived from the original on 12 May 2021
Dennis John Whitty (1941 – 17 December 1963) was, along with his accomplice Russell Pascoe, the third-to-last prisoner to be executed by hanging in a British prison. Whitty had been convicted for his part in the murder of 64-year-old Cornish farmer William Garfield Rowe on 14 August 1963.
Cornwall portal; Murder Charge Against Son, Evidence Of Grave Mental Disorder, The Times, Thursday, 5 February 1953 (pg. 2; Issue 52538; col D) Giffard Found Guilty - Death Sentence for Murder of Father, The Times, Saturday, 7 February 1953 (pg. 3; Issue 52540; col C) Giffard Executed, The Times, Wednesday, 25 February 1953 (pg. 5; Issue 52555 ...
John Vivian Drummond Nettles, [2] (born 11 October 1943) [3] is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac (1981–1991) in the title role, and Midsomer Murders (1997–2011) as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby.