Age: unknown
Sex: female
Date: 8 Aug 1985
Place: Caterham, Surrey
Ellen Kemp was killed by her husband whilst the she slept on the night of 8 August 1985.
Her husband said that he killed her whilst having a nightmare about killing Japanese soldiers.
Psychiatrists described the attack as a 'Night Terror'.
They had been married for 11 years.
He was tried for her murder but acquitted in January 1987. He had spent a year on remand.
Her husband was branded the 'Dream Killer'. After the trial he married another woman in December 1988.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Caterham Mirror - Friday 02 January 1987
see Sunday Mirror - Sunday 04 December 1988