Pamela Doreen Coventry

Age: 9

Sex: female

Date: 19 Jan 1939

Place: Wood Lane, Hornchurch, Essex

Pamela Doreen Coventry was found dead in a ditch by some fields near her home in South Hornchurch, Essex.

A 28-year-old chemical worker who lived nearby was tried for her murder at the Old Bailey but found not guilty on 30 March 1939.

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

see The New Murderers Whos Who by Gaute and Odell

see The Investigation Of Murder by Campbell 1966

see Crime And Science by Thorwald 1967

see Country Copper by Totterdell 1956

see Sunday Post - Sunday 22 January 1939

see National Archives - MEPO 3/806, CRIM 1/1084

see Gloucester Citizen - Monday 27 March 1939

see Aberdeen Press and Journal - Wednesday 29 March 1939

see Essex Newsman - Saturday 01 April 1939

see Birmingham Mail - Tuesday 24 January 1939

see Chelmsford Chronicle - Friday 31 March 1939

see Western Morning News - Tuesday 28 February 1939

see Dundee Courier - Thursday 02 February 1939

see Londonderry Sentinel - Tuesday 28 March 1939

see Northern Whig - Friday 31 March 1939

see Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 31 March 1939

see Unsolved 1939