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Papers regarding the acid bath murders by John George Haigh of Dr. Archibald and...

Catalogue reference: POL/W/H/6/1

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Reference
POL/W/H/6/1
Title
Papers regarding the acid bath murders by John George Haigh of Dr. Archibald and Mrs. Rosalie Henderson, at Giles Yard, Leopold Road, Crawley, on 12 February 1948
Date
1949
Description

Papers include report of Chief Inspector Guy Mahon, C.I.D. New Scotland Yard, 21 April 1949; notes of evidence, statements, copies of documents, and correspondence, 26 February - 6 August 1949; and negatives and photographs relating to the case. Papers also refer to other murders committed by Haigh and for which he was sentenced to death at Lewes Assizes on 19 July 1949 (box file)

Held by
West Sussex Record Office
Language
English
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/5a14f204-a39c-4ad2-b1ae-0bf1d48bb5d2/

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Papers regarding the acid bath murders by John George Haigh of Dr. Archibald and Mrs. Rosalie Henderson, at Giles Yard, Leopold Road, Crawley, on 12 February 1948