Gordon Cummins: The Blackout Ripper (Part 1)

References

• Bolton News. 1942. "Is 'killer' at large?" Bolton News, February 14: 1.
• Campbell, Duncan. 2010. "London in the blitz: how crime flourished under cover of the blackout." The Guardian, August 28.
• Driscoll, Margarette. 2022. "Ranmpage of the Blackout Ripper." Daily Mail, November 24.
• Evening Standard. 1942. "Accused of murder of 4 women." Evening Standard (London, England), March 26: 8.
• Evening Telegraph. 1942. "'Killer' theory in wave of London murders." Evening Telegraph (Derby, England), February 14: 8.
• Herald Express. 1942. "Cadet's defense in murder trial." Herald Express (Devon, England), April 28: 1.
• Hull Daily Mail. 1942. "London murders." Hull Daily Mail, February 11: 1.
• Imperial War Museum. n.d. Imperial War Museum. iwm.org.uk/history/the-nation-at-a-st....
• Liverpool Daily Post. 1942. "Another London murder." Liverpool Daily Post, February 14: 1.
• Storey, Neil. 2023. The Blackout Murders: Homicide in WW2. South Yorkshire, England: Pen and Sword.
• The Citizen. 1942. "Cadet sent for trial." The Citizen (Gloucester, England), March 27: 1.
• The Citizen. 1942. "'Evidence was overwhelming'." The Citizen (Gloucester, England), June 9: 8.
• The Citizen. 1942. "Fresh Jury to be sworn in." The Citizen (Gloucester, England), April 24: 1.
• The Times. 1942. "Airman charged with three murders." The Times (London, England), March 13: 2.
• Venning, Annabel. 2017. "The Blackout Ripper; under cover of the Blitz." Mail on Sunday, January 29.

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