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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D8251/5
TitleScroll with newscuttings about the murder of Linda Bowyer and poem entitled ‘Linda Bowyer’
Extent1 roll
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorJohn Cupit of Clay Cross (1871-1963), joiner, poet and amateur inventor
Administrative HistoryLinda Bowyer was murdered, aged 5, on 29 April 1952 by John Straffen who had escaped from Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire, earlier that day.
Access CategoryOPEN
FormatDocument
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