The Murdering Cousin

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The Murdering Cousin

Season: 5 Episode: 11

Cyril Victor Tennyson Saunders a former lance corporal in the Royal Engineers and he had been in a relationship with his cousin, Dorothy May Saunders, nicknamed Bubbles, for two years and they had plans to marry.

After a pregnancy scare and the death of her father, Dorothy changed her mind about marriage. Cyril was devastated and vowed to get her to reconsider, with dire consequences.

CAST

Dorothy May Saunders - Rose Hayles

Cyril Saunders - Molly Jefferies

Police Report - Steve Yeo

Betty Lawrence - Sam Roberts

Private J.J Boote - Joe Wilson

Prison Notice - Steve Sheperd

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SOURCES

Western Evening Herald - Thursday 23 September 1920

Western Morning News - Friday 24 September 1920

Daily News (London) - Friday 24 September 1920

Hampshire Advertiser - Saturday 02 October 1920

Westminster Gazette - Tuesday 30 November 1920

British Executions

UK, Calendar of Prisoners, 1868-1929

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