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shooting in Bath l940/1950's

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Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 11 Jul 2010 11:13

Please does anyone remember, or have an older relative who may remember, a shooting in Bath. It was in the late 1940's or early l950's, when someone went into a Doctor's surgery and shot the Doctor. Somewhere along the Lower Bristol Road.
Many thanks,
Liz

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

Grainne 20118919191919

Grainne 20118919191919 Report 11 Jul 2010 13:58

Liz
Found this headline 'Times online'
sorry don't have a sub but I'm sure someone on here does.

Grace

"Blameless Life" Of Shot .Doctor Dennis Raymond Edwards..
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The Times | September 25, 1956

"Blameless Life" Of Shot Doctor

Grainne 20118919191919

Grainne 20118919191919 Report 11 Jul 2010 14:07

Also
from BMJ
On September 21st 1956 Dennis Raymond Edwards MB Ch B of 47 English Coombe Lane Bath Somerset,formerley of Darlington Co.Durham

Regards

Grace

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 Jul 2010 14:14

I found this by googling:

Murder case man: We changed names [ARTICLE]
Page 3, REUTER
Murder case man: We changed names LONDON, Sun— Wilfred Wilcox, 31. was charged at Bath yesterday, with the rr.urder of Dr. Dennis Raymond Edwards who was on Friday night while examining a patient. V x police said, claimed: My name isn't Wilcox. I am an American and ri.angPd names with... (102 words)
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Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Gee

Gee Report 11 Jul 2010 14:15

His death cert might be useful too


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
about Dennis R Edwards
Name: Dennis R Edwards
Death Registration Month/Year: 1957
Age at death (estimated): 30
Registration district: Bath
Inferred County: Somerset
Volume: 7c
Page: 2

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MargaretM

MargaretM Report 11 Jul 2010 14:16

There's a lengthy obituary of Dr. Edwards here:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2035718/pdf/brmedj03179-0070c.pdf

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 11 Jul 2010 14:20

Very many thanks for all the replies, I was l0 at the time, but cannot remember it. My mother told me about it when I was much older.
Kind regards, Liz

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

Judith

Judith Report 15 Jan 2018 00:11

Liz 47

Are you still researching this? My father was involved in the arrest of the murderer.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jan 2018 11:29

Welcome to the boards, Judith.

As it's almost 8 years since the last post on this thread, Liz won't be looking for replies here now.

You can try sending her a private message - click on her name at the top of one of her posts. If she's kept her email address updated with GR, they will let her know there's a message from you in the system, and then she may be able to read it.

No guarantees that she'll reply, though, even if she receives it.

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Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.