Sarah Jane Morris

Unsolved Murders

Age: 36

Sex: female

Date: 20 Jan 1961

Place: 2 Foliot Road, Swilly, Plymouth

Sarah Jane Morris was found battered and strangled to death at her home on 20 January 1961.

She was also known as Bernadette Morris, Bernie, Sally and Irish Moll across the dance halls and pubs of Plymouth and was a prostitute. She had five children and her husband was served in the Royal Navy.

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

see discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk

see National Archives - DPP 2/3263, ASSI 26/235

see A Calendar Of Murder, Criminal Homicide In England Since 1957, Terence Morris and Louis Blom-Cooper

see Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 26 April 1961

see Belfast Telegraph - Thursday 26 January 1961

see Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 14 March 1961

see Belfast Telegraph - Thursday 02 February 1961

see Halifax Evening Courier - Friday 28 April 1961

see Daily Mirror - Friday 16 June 1961

see Daily Herald - Friday 16 June 1961

see Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 23 January 1961

see Daily Mirror - Friday 16 June 1961

see Daily Herald - Monday 30 January 1961

see Belfast Telegraph - Friday 27 January 1961

see Aberdeen Evening Express - Tuesday 24 January 1961

see Aberdeen Evening Express - Saturday 21 January 1961

see Belfast Telegraph - Saturday 21 January 1961

see Aberdeen Evening Express - Friday 16 June 1961

see Unsolved 1961