John Gwilym Roberts

Age: 44

Sex: male

Date: 2 Apr 1952

Place: Old School House, Talsarnau, Merionethshire

John Gwilym Roberts died from arsenical poisoning from weed killer on 6 March 1952 at his home at Old School House in Talsarnau, Merionethshire.

His 52-year-old wife was tried for his murder at the Swansea Assizes in July 1952 but was found not guilty.

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

see National Archives - ASSI 84/136, ASSI 91/41

see Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 08 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Thursday 03 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 08 July 1952

see Liverpool Echo - Saturday 22 March 1952

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Friday 04 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Friday 11 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Saturday 12 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 09 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 08 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Saturday 17 May 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Thursday 01 May 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Thursday 31 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 02 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Friday 11 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Tuesday 08 July 1952

see Dundee Courier - Saturday 17 May 1952

see Liverpool Echo - Thursday 17 April 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Wednesday 09 July 1952

see Portsmouth Evening News - Thursday 20 March 1952

see Unsolved 1952