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Post by sportstergirl on Jun 10, 2020 19:57:51 GMT
Could he have used George as his preferred name? My cousin Iain hated Malcolm as his first name and always went by Iain
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Post by matthewspicer on Jun 12, 2020 14:33:24 GMT
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Post by historian on Jun 12, 2020 17:05:32 GMT
It was Forum Press who, in one of their brief short stories, after the Master Detective full story in August 2001, advised incorrectly the date of the death of Robinson. This is what was confusing people. You are quite correct that the story in MD 2020 is is a reprint of your 2001 story apart from the last couple of paragraphs.
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Post by liferreilly on Jun 12, 2020 20:13:21 GMT
Forum Press might have made a slight error, but it was nothing compared to the one below:
Excerpt taken from Newcastle Journal (Thursday 27th January 1977) "So after getting 'Life' for the first murder John George Robinson was paroled 14 years later and he killed again. The Judge at the original murder trial, in 1962, Mr Justice Finnemore recommended in open court that Robinson should never be released from prison. But he did not put his feelings in writing to the Home Secretary, the normal custom in such cases, and the parole board had no formal knowledge of the recommendation. Transcripts of the case and their accompanying shorthand notes were destroyed, as Robinson (47) of Spennymoor, Co Durham, did not appeal against his sentence or conviction. And ironically, both the Judge and the shorthand writer, who may have been able to provide vital information for the board have since died...... ....A Home Office spokesman said it was extremely unlikely the reasons for the parole would be made public"
Makes you think what other "vital information" did the parole board need to know, other than he cold-bloodedly killed a small boy?
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Post by sportstergirl on Jun 12, 2020 20:30:37 GMT
Were details sealed to protect Robinson's family? He was married with 5 children, a son having been born a few weeks before he killed Clive Jones.
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Post by liferreilly on Jun 12, 2020 20:43:02 GMT
Were details sealed to protect Robinson's family? He was married with 5 children, a son having been born a few weeks before he killed Clive Jones. Very possibly. The National Archive record on the Clive Jones case is closed until 2058. Shame they didn't put similar effort into the protecting the public and Mrs Batty though
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Post by carole on Dec 22, 2020 20:53:56 GMT
Could someone tell me the date of the True Crime Magazine that had a photo of John George Robinson in please.
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Post by matthewspicer on Dec 23, 2020 13:00:57 GMT
Hi Carole:)
I did it first for the magazine in 2001 - this is a reprint - although should have the date/prison when he died in custody now ....
There is a picture of Robinson - although it is not brilliant ....
Matthew:)
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