1937: Hampshire woman seen throwing baby into River Itchen
A look back at the last case heard at the Hampshire Assizes in 1937
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A look back at the last case heard at the Hampshire Assizes in 1937
DID he, or did he not, intend marriage?
Unsolved murder of Blondie and the Royal Navy lover who walked free in Plymouth Blitz Reginald Strange was not the killer of Beatrice Brown in war-torn and 'degraded' 1940 Plymouth - so who did the awful deed? Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Jealousy amidst the Plymouth Blitz, a pretty woman known as 'Blondie', a cruel murder straight out of the pages of a gritty crime novel - the killing of Beatrice Loveday Brown remains unsolved after her accused lover was acquitted in court. On the evening of August 29, 1940 the body of 23-year-old Beatrice - known to many as 'Fair J...
"A funny place to shoot a man you want to murder?" the defence barrister suggested. "One of the best places I should have thought," he countered. "Have you ever heard of the heart?" prompted the lawyer. "It is very difficult to hit what you want to?" came the riposte. "Have you heard of the head?" he finally proposed. "It is very difficult to hold a revolver straight," the target replied. The exchange between Blake Odgers and John St Foyne Fair was conducted at Hampshire Summer Assizes in 1934 when Basil Young was accused of attempting to murder the company director. Young, 54, ...