Christopher Irvine Bews - 19-9-1985

[mertol22]

Mertol 

I doubt they could have chosen the right spot Mertol.  Remember when I hit that Badger? I went back the next day and for the life of me I could not remember the exact place where I hit it....and I know the road well....

I just find it nit picking patti about the speed making it into a statement ,why is that so important he was told to meet at WHF not arrive before them , i was under the view that was what he was doing nothing more.

[shonapugs]

I just find it nit picking patti about the speed making it into a statement ,why is that so important he was told to meet at WHF not arrive before them , i was under the view that was what he was doing nothing more.

JB actually asked to be collected from his cottage (to add to his alibi, IMO.)

[Patti]

I just find it nit picking patti about the speed making it into a statement ,why is that so important he was told to meet at WHF not arrive before them , i was under the view that was what he was doing nothing more.

I find it odd that this was a bone of contention so early on when the police were treating it as a murder/suicide??? 

[andrea]

I find it odd that this was a bone of contention so early on when the police were treating it as a murder/suicide??? 

Not every officer thought it was murder suicide, patti. Even from the begining some officers had doubts.

[mertol22]

I find it odd that this was a bone of contention so early on when the police were treating it as a murder/suicide??? 

the fact that they noticed and remembered this type of driving is out of normal thinking to me patti, if i was one of those officers that night on the way to WHF i would be thinking ahead on arrival what steps to take , my 1st would be to safeguard the public, what did they do ask a member of the public to join them with no blind thought what was ahead.

[mertol22]

Not every officer thought it was murder suicide, patti. Even from the begining some officers had doubts.

But officers /soco ect on that morning andrea saw nothing to point to that.

[andrea]

I think some did, but Taff wouldnt hear of anything but murder/suicide.

[shonapugs]

Not every officer thought it was murder suicide, patti. Even from the begining some officers had doubts.

It's interesting that Mike now acknowledges that Sheila didn't shoot herself twice. But IMO ludicrous to think that a police officer shot her. Ripples in a pond. Can you imagine how many people have had to cover that up over the years?

[mertol22]

I think some did, but Taff wouldnt hear of anything but murder/suicide.

He sounded a good decent officer .

[andrea]

It's interesting that Mike now acknowledges that Sheila didn't shoot herself twice. But IMO ludicrous to think that a police officer shot her. Ripples in a pond. Can you imagine how many people have had to cover that up over the years?

Hundreds, it would have taken hundreds. Some one would have broke rank by now.

[shonapugs]

the fact that they noticed and remembered this type of driving is out of normal thinking to me patti, if i was one of those officers that night on the way to WHF i would be thinking ahead on arrival what steps to take , my 1st would be to safeguard the public, what did they do ask a member of the public to join them with no blind thought what was ahead.

Would the "member of the public" be the man who called them, told them that his father had begged him to "come quick, your sister's gone crazy with the gun" and advised them that his sister was "a nutter" and the house was full of loaded guns?

[mertol22]

Hundreds, it would have taken hundreds. Some one would have broke rank by now.

the rank stays with JFK to me after all this time/ making this case no where near.

[mertol22]

Hundreds, it would have taken hundreds. Some one would have broke rank by now.

one day a list would be of intrest how many are still living, resident in UK,  still with wife/husband , how many moved abroad, how many died, died in service, still on police pension.

[shonapugs]

He sounded a good decent officer .

Not to me. To me he sounded old school, "my way or the highway."

"Let's get this sewn up, my mates are on the green waiting for me to join them in a 4 ball."  IMO.

[shonapugs]

one day a list would be of intrest how many are still living, resident in UK,  still with wife/husband , how many moved abroad, how many died, died in service, still on police pension.

How many wanted to claim the million quid, how many had nothing to lose going to the press, how many wanted a bit of glory......