Margaret Cook was a woman who was shot dead on 9 November 1946 outside the Blue Lagoon nightclub in Carnaby Street, London. [1] [2] In 2015 a man living in Canada confessed to the shooting which would make this the longest gap between a crime and a confession in British criminal history. [1] [2]
Shooting
26-year-old Margaret Cook was originally from Bradford and a prostitute in London. [1] [2] She was shot in a narrow passage outside the club. [1] [2] Witnesses described a man aged about 25 to 30 in a pork-pie hat and Burberry coat, but lost sight of him. [1] Although a labourer from Lanarkshire was named as a suspect by police, nobody was ever charged with the crime.
Confession
In 2015 a 91-year-old man living in a care home confessed to killing a woman with a Russian-made World War II pistol to Canadian police. [1] [2] Scotland Yard detectives interviewed him and though he could not remember the name of the woman he picked out a photo of Margaret Cook. [1] [2] He wanted to clear his conscience after being diagnosed with cancer. [1] [2] British authorities are trying to extradite him but as of July 2015 the Canadian government has not replied. [1] [2]
It has been claimed that this is the longest time between a crime and a confession in British history. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mortimer, Caroline (16 July 2015). "91-year-old confesses to the murder of Soho sex worker – in 1946". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ward, Victoria (16 July 2015). "Man 'confesses to 1946 killing', marking longest gap between a crime and a confession". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
- Unsolved murder of Margaret Cook at Carnaby Street, W1 on 9 November, 1946 - records page at The National Archives (United Kingdom) concerning the case.
Margaret Cook was a woman who was shot dead on 9 November 1946 outside the Blue Lagoon nightclub in Carnaby Street, London. [1] [2] In 2015 a man living in Canada confessed to the shooting which would make this the longest gap between a crime and a confession in British criminal history. [1] [2]
Shooting
26-year-old Margaret Cook was originally from Bradford and a prostitute in London. [1] [2] She was shot in a narrow passage outside the club. [1] [2] Witnesses described a man aged about 25 to 30 in a pork-pie hat and Burberry coat, but lost sight of him. [1] Although a labourer from Lanarkshire was named as a suspect by police, nobody was ever charged with the crime.
Confession
In 2015 a 91-year-old man living in a care home confessed to killing a woman with a Russian-made World War II pistol to Canadian police. [1] [2] Scotland Yard detectives interviewed him and though he could not remember the name of the woman he picked out a photo of Margaret Cook. [1] [2] He wanted to clear his conscience after being diagnosed with cancer. [1] [2] British authorities are trying to extradite him but as of July 2015 the Canadian government has not replied. [1] [2]
It has been claimed that this is the longest time between a crime and a confession in British history. [1] [2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Mortimer, Caroline (16 July 2015). "91-year-old confesses to the murder of Soho sex worker – in 1946". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ward, Victoria (16 July 2015). "Man 'confesses to 1946 killing', marking longest gap between a crime and a confession". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
External links
- Unsolved murder of Margaret Cook at Carnaby Street, W1 on 9 November, 1946 - records page at The National Archives (United Kingdom) concerning the case.