Violet McGrath

Unsolved Murders

Age: 64

Sex: female

Date: 10 May 1954

Place: 59 Onslow Square, Kensington, London

Violet McGrath was found dead in a flat at 59 Onslow Square, Kensington on 10 May 1954 with a stocking tied round her neck.

It was thought that she had been strangled the day before on 9 May 1954 between 11pm and midnight. Her post mortem revealed her cause of death to be due to asphyxia.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see www.truecrimelibrary.com

see National Archives - MEPO 2/9547

see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Wednesday 12 May 1954

see Kensington Post - Friday 14 May 1954

see Western Mail - Thursday 13 May 1954

see Kensington Post - Friday 20 August 1954

see Daily Herald - Monday 17 May 1954

see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Thursday 13 May 1954

see Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette - Friday 14 May 1954

see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 12 May 1954

see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Thursday 12 August 1954

see Marylebone Mercury - Friday 28 May 1954

see Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 12 August 1954

see Daily Mirror - Thursday 12 August 1954

see Daily Mirror - Friday 13 August 1954

see Daily Mirror - Wednesday 12 May 1954

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Friday 14 May 1954

see Unsolved 1954