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My Child Murderer!
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Bluesavannah | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:31 |
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Ali, Will certainly let you all know if find this guy and the child he killed. Regards, Claire |
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Bluesavannah | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:30 |
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Thanks to all of you for the information you have provided and websites. I will certainly give them all a go. Just trying to find out what the local newspaper was out around the late 60's. Thanks again, Claire |
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Unknown | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:30 |
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Claire Let us know if you find him! Ali |
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PennyDainty | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:24 |
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Hi Last hangings in Britain took place August 1964. Christine |
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NicolaDunbyNocula | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:21 |
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I have just done a search for Census records for prisons and I have come up with a site called people search http://(.)people(.)peoplesearch(.)com/ remove brackets. Maybe there maybe something in there to tell you what prison he was at. You never know. Nicola |
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Unknown | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:10 |
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From what I can remember, hanging must have been abolished around 1965/66. I'd have thought he'd have made the gallows for murdering a child so that could narrow the time frame down for you a little. I live where the Moors Murders happened and I remember reading that Hindley and Brady just escaped the gallows cos although they committed their crimes when hanging still existed, it had been abolished by the time they stood trial and they were jailed in 1966-ish! Ali |
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Bluesavannah | Report | 2 Nov 2004 09:02 |
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Hi Sue, Im not sure when capital punishment as abolished, he must have committed this crime not long after they got rid of it. It was my nan who suddenly remembered it, dont know how it has slipped her mind though, lol. Do local newspapers have websites or is it a case of calling or writing to them? Im actually suprised that he was let out before he died, wonder if he got life for it and served about 20 years or so, but then i tried putting R Eastwood in 1837 from 1983 onwards and nothing came up for him. Regards, Claire |
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Bluesavannah | Report | 2 Nov 2004 08:54 |
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Ive just found out that we have a child murderer in the family history. He was called Ronnie Eastwood and apparantly he killed a/his child aged a couple of weeks. Ronnie was born in Sheffield and im trying to find out what records would be kept giving further details about this. All i know is that Ronnie was born around 1935ish and this happend around late 60's early 70's. He did go to prison but was out before he died. So far havnt found a death for him. Can anyone give me any guidance at all? Many Thanks, Claire |
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