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Crumbles murders
Either of two 1920s murder cases in England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Crumbles Murders are two separate and unrelated crimes[1] which occurred on a shingle beach located between Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay, England—locally referred to as "the Crumbles"[2]—in the 1920s. The first of these two murders is the 1920 bludgeoning murder of 17-year-old Irene Munro, committed by two men: Jack Field and William Gray. The second murder to occur upon the Crumbles is the 1924 murder of 38-year-old Emily Kaye, who was murdered by her lover, Patrick Mahon.
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Location | East Sussex, England |
Coordinates | 50.79983°N 0.33955°E / 50.79983; 0.33955 |
Date | 17 August 1920 (Munro) 15 April 1924 (Kaye) |
Perpetrator | Jack Field and William Gray (Munro) Patrick Mahon (Kaye) |
Motive | Robbery (Munro) Elimination (Kaye) |
Sentence | Field and Gray Death (17 December 1920) Mahon Death (19 July 1924) |
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The three perpetrators of the two "Crumbles Murders" were all tried at Lewes assizes before Mr Justice Avory.[3] All three were executed by hanging at Wandsworth Prison. The executioner of all three men was Thomas Pierrepoint.[4][5]