Ellen Ann Short

Age: 22

Sex: female

Date: 29 Jul 1942

Place: Marine Drive, Rottingdean

Ellen Ann Short was found on her bed dead with a stocking tied around her neck.

Her fiance later jumped off a 200ft cliff at Peacehaven as police approached him.

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

see Dundee Evening Telegraph - Thursday 30 July 1942

see Dundee Courier - Thursday 06 August 1942

see Lincolnshire Echo - Thursday 30 July 1942

see Western Daily Press - Saturday 01 August 1942

see Nottingham Evening Post - Friday 31 July 1942, p1

see Manchester Evening News - Wednesday 05 August 1942

see Belfast Telegraph - Friday 31 July 1942

see Shields Daily News - Thursday 30 July 1942

see The Scotsman - Saturday 01 August 1942

see Western Morning News - Friday 31 July 1942

see Aberdeen Press and Journal - Saturday 01 August 1942

see Evening Despatch - Thursday 30 July 1942

see Unsolved 1942