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Another Piece of Evidence Linking John McInnes to the Bible John Murders
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I’m part way through episode three of the Bible John Podcast that Barn supplied the link to. Good so far. Just learning some background on the victims, families etc. Just like the Yorkshire Ripper investigations the police painted them in the most unflattering light. Comments like ‘she liked the company of various men’ kind of thing.Regards
Sir Herlock Sholmes
“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.”
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I’ve now listened to all of the Bible John podcasts. Interesting stuff that’s well worth listening to. Nothing proven of course but McInness seems to be the likeliest suspect so far.Regards
Sir Herlock Sholmes
“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.”
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Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View PostI’ve now listened to all of the Bible John podcasts. Interesting stuff that’s well worth listening to. Nothing proven of course but McInness seems to be the likeliest suspect so far.
The interesting/frustrating thing about trying to access accurate facts about this fascinating case is that many of the "facts" seem to contradict other details relating to the case.
I think that there may well be other important revelations to come about this case.
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Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post
I'm glad that you enjoyed them Herlock.
The interesting/frustrating thing about trying to access accurate facts about this fascinating case is that many of the "facts" seem to contradict other details relating to the case.
I think that there may well be other important revelations to come about this case.
As we said earlier Barn. The case is screaming out for a really in depth book. Maybe Audrey Gillan will write one?Regards
Sir Herlock Sholmes
“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.”
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Originally posted by barnflatwyngarde View Post
I'm glad that you enjoyed them Herlock.
The interesting/frustrating thing about trying to access accurate facts about this fascinating case is that many of the "facts" seem to contradict other details relating to the case.
I think that there may well be other important revelations to come about this case.
I'm familiar with the locations and basics of the case, but don't know much about the details.
It sounds like I need to give these podcasts a shot too.
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Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes View PostI’m part way through episode three of the Bible John Podcast that Barn supplied the link to. Good so far. Just learning some background on the victims, families etc. Just like the Yorkshire Ripper investigations the police painted them in the most unflattering light. Comments like ‘she liked the company of various men’ kind of thing.
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The hole-in-one golf shot referred to by the presumed killer inside the taxi has usually been attributed to a ‘cousin’ rather than himself. This lead was reportedly investigated at the time with the police visiting several local golf clubs, but nothing helpful emerged. It seemed a good lead since such shots are pretty rare, widely boasted of when achieved, and it’s unlikely the killer made the story up.
One reason for John MacInnes being visited at home by detectives within a couple of days of the final murder must be that an advertising card belonging to the company he worked for was allegedly found at the scene. It has also been claimed that MacInnes confirmed he was at the Barrowland Ballroom on the night in question. It seems he was put in an ID parade and not picked out by Helen Puttock’s sister, but whether the taxi driver, bouncers at the dance hall and other patrons were asked to identify him is unknown.
The killer has been described by witnesses as having a ‘military bearing’ and John McInnes did briefly serve in the army. So did thousands of others of course including the husbands of Patricia Docker and Helen Puttock which may explain why they felt comfortable in his presence.
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Originally posted by cobalt View PostIt seems he was put in an ID parade and not picked out by Helen Puttock’s sister, but whether the taxi driver, bouncers at the dance hall and other patrons were asked to identify him is unknown.
The most disturbing aspect of the podcast, for me, was the discovery that an important witness had been scrubbed from the police files, and it is claimed that the files or witness statements were clumsily renumbered to try and hide this fact. This witness, who had been at the Barrowland Ballroom, was said to have been interviewed by McInnis's cousin.
The journalist Audrey Gillan does not come across as a crank. She seems conscientious, careful, and credible.
The only trouble I had with the podcast is that some of those old timer Glaswegians from the East End might as well have been speaking Russian with a mouth full of marbles. I could understand nearly everyone else, but not them.
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