Did a man called 'Jeff Blake' kill the family?

[mike tesko]

I think you will all find the contents of the following letter, dated, 31st July, 1991, addresse to 'The Chief Superintendent, Complaints and Discipline, Headquarters, from Acting Chief Inspector A M Boreham:-

[mike tesko]

Who was / is 'Jeff Blake'?

[mike tesko]

Who was / is 'Jeff Blake'?

More to the point, who was / is M M Smerdon?

[mike tesko]

More to the point, who was / is M M Smerdon?

What (if anything) was the privileged information she received and passsed on to A M Boreham in connection with the Bamber shootings?

[Caroline]

Crazy people are renowned for coming forward in murder investigations.

[Jane]

More to the point, who was / is M M Smerdon?

Well, we know she was a doctor. We can, of course, jump to the conclusion that she was a doctor of medicine, but she could just as easily be a Phd. Because no attempt seems to have been made to A) follow up this lead B) she appears to have made no further move to make public whatever knowledge, it may point to her lack of conviction. I'd be surprised, however, if she believed she had something worth sharing, she'd kept it to herself.

[mike tesko]

Well, we know she was a doctor. We can, of course, jump to the conclusion that she was a doctor of medicine, but she could just as easily be a Phd. Because no attempt seems to have been made to A) follow up this lead B) she appears to have made no further move to make public whatever knowledge, it may point to her lack of conviction. I'd be surprised, however, if she believed she had something worth sharing, she'd kept it to herself.

Well, she didn't keep it to herself, because the Acting Chief Inspector got wind of it, whatever it was...

[Jane]

Well, she didn't keep it to herself, because the Acting Chief Inspector got wind of it, whatever it was...

If she was serious about it, no doubt he wasn't the only one. She was clearly a woman of some intelligence so she'd have known where to take it if she felt she hadn't been heard.

[mike tesko]

If she was serious about it, no doubt he wasn't the only one. She was clearly a woman of some intelligence so she'd have known where to take it if she felt she hadn't been heard.

That's not the point, the information she provided was not passed on to Jeremy or his legal team...

[Jane]

That's not the point, the information she provided was not passe on to Jeremy or his legal team...

Who knows, you might come across said letter in that mountain of paperwork you have. The covering letter was dated 1991 so it's just possible that it was one which was overlooked.

[mike tesko]

Who knows, you might come across said letter in that mountain of paperwork you have. The covering letter was dated 1991 so it's just possible that it was one which was overlooked.

If I come across it, I will post it up...

[Steve_uk]

 We have no way of knowing the authenticity of the letter, but strange that he should have the same initials as Jeremy Bamber, and the association with Cornwall brings to mind Colin.

[David1819]

Crazy people are renowned for coming forward in murder investigations.

Ditto!

[Steve_uk]

I've removed a post because she did at least come forward, though admittedly as it transpired too little, too late.

[Jan]

If he did then how does the phone call fit in? It would mean that Neville said he not she and that would mean the scene would probably not been staged as a suicide as has been claimed .