[2] Peter Griffiths was found guilty of June Anne Devaney's murder. [20] Furthermore, fibres from this suit proved to be a perfect match to fibres found upon the child's body, clothing, and the window ledge where her murderer had entered the hospital,[33] thus proving this to have been the suit Griffiths had been wearing on the night of the crime. Date of imprint from date of execution, August 14, 1876 -- Capital Punishment UK site via WWW, viewed January 8, 2008. It was here that he met a woman and fell deeply in love. [20], After all hospital staff had their fingerprints compared against those upon the bottle,[n 2] a team of detectives from the Lancashire Constabulary traced all individuals who could have had a legitimate reason to have been in Ward CH3 within five years prior to the murder for the purposes of both alibi tracing, and fingerprint comparison. Cambridge United had been thrashed by Blackburn Rovers in a second division match. Clark was found guilty. So there you have it, I was there! Lancashire Police said Mr Scott, from Preston, died in hospital on Monday. But the relationship continued and, while on bail for the murder of his children, Monaghan killed Ms Adams after she threatened to dump him. Swathes of old property around the town, relics of Blackburn's industrial past, were demolished to make way for the new. None! I'm quite convinced there's little or no esotericism here - just a glorious musical celebration of the banal and otherwise depressing nature of human existence, with irony aplenty but then doesn't this fit with the guys' 'we may have written the songs but we didn't create them, they were out there and we just happened to be the conduit they happened to find as an outlet'? If it were John would have used 'brain' or 'head' instead. [19], The mass operation began, and a special card was developed so that the identifiable sections of the perpetrator's left hand found upon the bottle (the left forefinger, middle finger, ring finger and a section of the left palm) could be recorded swiftly. The individuals traced included ambulance drivers, nurses' boyfriends, electricians, and tradesmen. At that time Blackburn was a large industrial town and most working men finished their days in the pub. latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and more, Man killed and seven stabbed in rampage near nightclub, Golden retriever escapes and walks 40 miles back to his old owners, Woman, 86, fighting for life after being knocked off scooter as she was out with husband, People go wild over viral photos of iceberg because well look at it, Do not sell or share my personal information. It reminded me of the song. An investigation was launched and a man, aged 30, from Blackburn was arrested on suspicion of murder. The lost local prisons and gaols of Lancashire, Remembrance Day 2019: The Lancashire lads who lost their lives and their stories, DWP demands Universal Credit mum repays 8,600 but court rules in her favour. Pepper's album with this song. This is my favourite Beatles song so I just had to comment! Both father and daughter survived long enough to talk to police before they died of their injuries. It transpired that 22-year-old Peter Griffiths, a former Welsh Guard, had raped and battered a three-year-old girl to death after taking her from a hospital room. [18] Every injury upon June Anne's body had been inflicted before death. I have heard that this line was taken from a newspaper. There's no dirt in a hole! According to Griffiths, he had "hushed her" as he lifted her from the cot, before discreetly leaving the premises through a window to a small room at the end of Ward CH3 close to the lavatories. The consequences were the snuffing out of the lives of two very young children and a young woman., Speaking of Ruby, the judge added: Her life had barely started and you extinguished it.. The Blackburn child killer and rapist who changed criminal forensics The judge told Monaghan Rubys life had barely started and you extinguished it (Picture: PA). Evie Adams, 23, died in October 2019 in Blackburn, Lancashire. There was no connection between this and another piece about the Albert Hall; it was just their imagination that made the link. By way of checking the National Registration Number upon the most recently issued ration books[24] against individuals registered at the local Food Office, investigators identified over two hundred men whose fingerprints had not yet been obtained. Seven men jailed for more than 200 years for murder of Lancashire law If you want poetic lyrics that actually carry meaning, even tell a story, there's Dylan; otherwise go with the feeling and don't analyse too much. ", My guess is that John would be laughing if he could somehow read this argument today. Bill worked as a man, sat in pubs drinking and swearing before telling people that he had gone to have special procedure performed at a hospital to change gender. john was writting the song by taking bits and pieces from the news, when mentioning "he blew his mind out in a car" he was refering to a man who commited suicide in his car, "he hadnt noticed that the lights had changed" was refering to an accident, same page, where the operator told police he didnt notice the light changed, he turns the page and reads blackburn lankashire has 4000 pot holes thus the lyrics "4000 holes in blackburn lankashire" and the workers who complained that no matter how small the holes were they were told to count every last pot hole, therefore, "altho the holes were rather small, they had to count them all" turning to the next page he see's where the rolling stones had sold out royal albert hall and thought to himself "got to be an A**hole to listen to the rolling stonesand there are your lyrics "now they know how many holes it takes to fill the albert hall" this information was given durning a private interview with john lennon while the beatles were touring the united states, made a stop in nashville,there was stenographer present the reel to reel tape of the interview can not be foundbut I have the stenographers copy and yesit is signed by john lennon. Police were were called at around 7.55am to reports an assault had occurred on the evening of Friday (March 3) inMill Hill. A 'ruthless' triple murderer who smothered his two young children and then killed his new partner with a drug overdose has been given three life sentences. in the early '70 that while waiting in a practice studio in Albert Hall, they (John?) Ms Adams was found to have tramadol, diazepam, amitriptyline, zopiclone and pregabalin medication in her body after her collapse and death on October 24, 2019. There are lots of videos on YouTube about this. Seven men have received life sentences for murdering 19-year-old Aya Hachem, a law student who was killed by a bullet meant for a rival business owner. In England the Albert Hall is used to denote any large space as in "you couldn't fit that guy's stomach in the Albert Hall". Her brother, Logan, was 21 months old when he died on 17 August. It was John Lennon's idea to write this song by combining ideas taken from the newspapers. Another popular cult belief is that a "hole" refers to a unit of decaying flesh as discussed in the "Tibetan Book of the Dead." This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's It's cool to think this is a jab at the critics. 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Me and Laura were just getting our life back together after losing Ruby. These bloodstains were found to be the same blood type of June Anne Devaneytype A. As a young Blackburn town centre resident growing up there in the 60s I think i can help to clear this matter up. Blackburn The Blackburn child killer and rapist who changed criminal forensics forever More than 40,000 people had their fingerprints taken by police before they found the killer. For more stories like this, check our news page. It transpired that his partner Terry Clark (Mr Big) had killed his former business partner in a power struggle. [2], To solve the crime, police obtained the fingerprints of every male aged 16 and over who had been in the vicinity of Blackburn on the night of 14-15 May and compared them to those left at the crime scene by the perpetrator. If Blackburn is typical then there are over two million holes in Britain's roads and 300 000 in London." Part of this involved The Telegraph speaking to the Local Authority, one of whose employees, possibly as an excuse, uttered the immortal words "there are 4000 holes in Blackburn", probably referring to all the routine potholes and excavations that were awaiting attention. Murder of June Anne Devaney - Wikipedia I knew the line had to go 'Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.' 30-year-old man charged with murder of Charlotte Wilcock in Blackburn yes, I take exception to the remark by 'Bob of Liverpool' about Blackburn being a 'hole'. Also on the card was a section pertaining to the individual's stated movements between 11 p.m. on 14 May and 2 a.m. 15 May. Jordan Monaghan and Laura Gray become engaged after beginning their relationship as teenagers. Monaghan told her: I wont keep putting up with you saying we are over.. Also to testify on behalf of the prosecution were individuals who described how the suit Griffiths had pawned shortly after the murder was found to be heavily bloodstained in several locations on both the jacket and trousers, and that these bloodstains were of the same blood type of June Anne Devaney. It was the first time that fingerprinting had been the biggest factor in finding the killer and it saw police take the clinical records of 40,000 people in Blackburn. Leslie Jackson, from Blackburn LESLIE JACKSON, a horse dealer from Blackburn, was found dead in the bathroom of his home in November 1990. Having spent many hours in practice studios I too have counted holes, so the story sounded true when I saw the show. [n 3], By late July, investigators had checked the fingerprints of each individual upon the Electoral Register. How a father turned triple murderer killing his two children and Everything has been taken away from us. The killer, who claimed to have been suffering a minor illness, was not in court as the guilty verdicts were delivered following 26 hours of deliberation across six days. His eyes are on the roof.. The sentence of the Court is that you be taken from this place to a lawful prison and thence to a place of execution, and that you there suffer death by hanging [] and may the Lord have mercy on your soul. I think that the holes in Albert Hall fill a desperate void caused by the need for something to rhyme with 'they had to count them all'. [30] He had slept until approximately 9a.m.[28], Although Griffiths did not appear to show any remorse for his actions (which he blamed upon his state of intoxication) throughout the course of his confession, he did end his formal statement with a sentence indicating he wished to be hanged for his crime: "I'm sorry for both parents' sake and I hope I get what I deserve."[31]. Actually it was a direct quote from a recently discovered obscure Scottish bard, "For thou's an old sin, black bairn, lankish ere. A ruthless triple murderer who smothered his two young children and then killed his new partner with a drug overdose has been given three life sentences. Both children had been seen by medics in the days and months before their deaths, but other than usual childhood illnesses no serious medical condition was found. Passing sentence, Mr Justice Goose told Monaghan: Your victims were your children, then your partner. Dr. Grant stated to the jury that although Griffiths knew what he was doing, he did not realise the criminality of his actions. In response to this verdict, Mr. Justice Oliver donned his formal black cap and made the following speech: Peter Griffiths, this jury has found you guilty of a crime of the most brutal ferocity. According to Griffiths, this man, noting his state of intoxication, had said to him: "Get in, open the window and I'll give you a spin. But - I always remember hearing that the phrase "now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall" was a jab at critics claims that the Stones were more popular than the Beatles because they sold more tickets at their Albert Hall concert. "Back in the USSR" is replete with sexual innuendo: "show me round the snow peaked mountains way down south // take me to your daddy's farm // let me hear your balalaikas ringing out // come and keep your comrade warm // I'm back in the USSROh let me tell you honey" is a thinly veiled and deliciously punned description of vigorous sexual intercourse. Some say Paul died in 1964 and was replaced with a Canadian who had won a look alike competition earlier that year. This they did, but the report cost so much that, having identified all the potholes, they couldn't afford to repair any of them. I would like to submit however, that 'When I'm Sixty-Four' was actually the first song recored on the album. What were the "four thousand holes in Blackburn Lancashire", referred inaccuracy or intrusion, then please [8] By 14 May, Devaney's condition had improved, and she was due to be discharged from Queen's Park Hospital the following morning. Monaghan told her: I wont keep putting up with you saying we are over.. There was a paragraph about 4,000 holes in Blackburn, Lancaster, being discovered and there was still one word missing in that verse when we came to record. A call came in to us on Saturday reporting an assault in the Mill Hill area and we found Charlottes body inside the address on Primrose Terrace a short time later. A lot of John Lennon's writing was pythonesque, even before the Beatles' celebrated acid-dropping experiences, so please don't believe that this is either some sort of drug-induced insight or eternal truth. This taxi driver's account, if correct, suggests the murder of June Anne was. maybe he had no choice but to pass a certain law or be blackballed, or his family was being strong-armed, whatever the case I imagine the man finding his lucky way out, stating his unwillingness to concede to the authority by publicly emasculating his ability to choose wrong, simultaneously disarming the manipulation. (Image: who-did-we-think-we-were.webnode.com). How many holes does it take to fill anything? Peter Griffiths, the murderer who changed forensics This 1948 case changed forensics and criminal investigations in the UK forever. Asking how many holes would fill that space is inherently absurd and is therefore interesting in its own right. D. Blackburn. Monaghan is arrested and bailed for further inquiries. Further information comes in and Lancashire Police review the deaths of both children and launch a double murder investigation, Operation Mayford. A depiction of William Fish bearing down on Emily Holland. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. [22], To both substantiate Griffiths' confession, and to garner further evidence, investigators went to his house to conduct a thorough search. He stated that, based on his observations of Griffiths throughout his incarceration, Griffiths was sane when he had committed the crime. He probly smiled as he pulled the trigger. I cannot begin to imagine the pain and suffering that Monaghans actions have caused to the families of the victims. The potholes in Blackburn, Lancashire. Unable to take the rejection he slipped into Frances' house and slit her throat with a razor blade. He also described how he had lifted June Anne Devaney from her cot and then carried her, in his right arm, out of the hospital, down the field to where he had proceeded to beat and rape her, adding that the child had trustingly placed her arms around his neck as he had carried her to this destination. Aya Hachem, 19, was mistakenly killed in the botched drive-by shooting in. I always thought the line referred to the search for the missing children, too. Lancashire Police also disclosed it has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct in relation to the incident. This line is a fantastic example of John Lennon's song writing and sense of humour. A killer who stabbed a father-of-two barely 24 hours after he had knifed another man has been jailed for life. She lay face down in the grass directly alongside an eight-foot (2.4m) tall sandstone boundary wall some 300 feet (91m) from the ward. There is no connection to the Albert Hall reference in this song. Evie Adams was killed by Monaghan Credit: Lancashire Police/PA. A jury found that Monaghan, a manipulative and controlling gambling addict, obstructed the airways of his children in separate murders in January and August 2013.
