Jeanette Patricia Beard

Unsolved Murders

Age: 15

Sex: female

Date: 9 Aug 1950

Place: Allardyce Street, Brixton

Jeanette Patricia Beard was found with her throat cut in Allardyce Street, Brixton on Tuesday 9 August 1950 after having gone out to get some fish and chips.

A 53-year-old tattooed stoker who was her neighbour, was charged with her murder and tried but acquitted on 26 October 1950 at the Old Bailey

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

see discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk

see National Archives - CRIM 1/2098, MEPO 2/8778, DPP 2/2003

see Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 25 October 1950

see Portsmouth Evening News - Monday 14 August 1950

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Tuesday 15 August 1950

see Coventry Evening Telegraph - Monday 23 October 1950

see Western Morning News - Thursday 26 October 1950

see Liverpool Echo - Thursday 26 October 1950

see Belfast News-Letter - Wednesday 25 October 1950

see Daily Mirror - Friday 11 August 1950

see Dundee Courier - Thursday 26 October 1950

see Western Daily Press - Wednesday 08 November 1950

see Dundee Courier - Saturday 12 August 1950

see Western Daily Press - Friday 15 September 1950

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Friday 11 August 1950

see Sceptic Pig

see National Library of Scotland

see Unsolved 1950