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Unsolved murders investigated for new book 25
November 2008 UNSOLVED murders in Derbyshire are being explored by an
author who successfully campaigned for the release of TV presenter Jill
Dando's alleged killer. True-crime writer Scott Lomax has penned a chapter
about a travelling performer who had his throat slit in Swadlincote
100 years ago. Other murder mysteries explored include the case of
Thomas Ward, who was beaten to death in a barn in Mackworth
in June, 1921, and Barbara Mayo, who was raped, strangled and dumped beside
the M1 in 1970. In total, 13 deaths feature in Mr
Lomax's latest work, Unsolved Murders In And Around Derby, which he hopes
will be published next year. The 26-year-old, of
He was previously a leading campaigner for the release
of Barry George – the man who spent eight years in prison for Jill
Dando's murder – after following the case closely. Mr Lomax said: "There are many fascinating murder mysteries in
Derbyshire and all of them occurred within a 20-mile radius of "For each one, I've looked at various theories
into who might have been responsible. "I have also written a general overview of the
cases and picked up on a few things that, perhaps, the police should have
done at the time." The author has been particularly captivated by the
murder of Herbert Nottingham Turner, of Pontefract,
who was killed in Swadlincote in the early hours of
November 29, 1908. Commonly known as Mexican Joe, Mr
Turner was a travelling entertainer who would perform tricks in pubs across
Derbyshire and Staffordshire. After entertaining drinkers in the Bull Inn, he went to
sleep rough in the Wragg's brick and pipe yards,
off Coppice Side. It was there that his throat was slashed. Mr Lomax, who is also an archaeologist, said: "Herbert Nottingham
Turner's murder is as much an enigma now as on that November night a century
ago." Another unsolved murder that features in the book is
that of taxi driver George Harry Tyler, who was killed on the A38 on April
29, 1947. Also featured are Clara Durose, killed in a farm
dairy refrigerator room in Mr Lomax, who is currently working with a publisher, has written books on
the Jill Dando affair and the case of notorious mass murderer Jeremy Bamber. To return the list of articles I am referred to in, please
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