The one where Ali passes his driving test!
How do you catch a killer, a soldier in a city full of soldiers, without CCTV and DNA analysis?
With excellent police work, that's how!
In this episode of 'Hooked on True Crime', Ali tells Sarah the tragic story of Iris Miriam Deeley, a young woman whose life was cut short during World War II, when she was attacked, murdered and left in amongst the cabbages in a London allotment. Iris was a vibrant, intelligent woman and her life was full of potential - the same cannot not be said for the perpetrator of the crime against her. The investigation that followed was an example of great policing and has introduced us to new hero's.
Scottish phrase of the week: Lang may yer lum reek!
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Sources:
Brookwood Killers by Paul Johnson (Book)
Ernest James Kemp | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
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Hangmen at War – Chapter 5 – Delinquent Soldiers – Capital Punishment UK
Funeral at Manor Park Cemetary, 18th February 1944. On Monday 14th... News Photo - Getty Images
