Cheltenham Torso Murder Mystery: Evidence is collected from the scene of the crime
- Made:
- 1938-02-05 in Cheltenham
- maker:
- George W Roper
A photograph of the Cheltenham Torso Murder Mystery, taken in February 1938 by George W Roper for the Daily Herald.
The photograph shows evidence being collected from the scene of the crime as samples of blood are scraped off the edge of Haw Bridge. On 3 February 1938, H C Price found bloodstains, and three salmon fishermen discovered a human torso in the River Severn, near Haw Bridge, Tewkesbury. The discovery led to a murder investigation which remains unsolved.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/11020
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall:
- type:
- glass plate negative
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
