SIXTH VICTIM SUSPECTED

Chronicle (Levin), 4 March 1949, Page 5

SIXTH VICTIM SUSPECTED

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—Reuter,

More Revelations In Acid Bath Murder Case

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Receivedi Friday, 10.30 a.m. LONDON, March 3. Scotland Yard suspects that there is a sixth acid bath murd'er victim — a man whose headless, armless and legless body was washed up near Beechey Head last September. It is thought that the head, hands and feet — by which the man might have been identified — were destroyed in an acid bath, but that the murderer was unable to destroy the body in the same way. The Evening Standard says that the man in custody has voiunteered information about five of the missing people, all of whom are believed to have been victims of acid bath murders. Prelude To New Moves Reuter says that Scotland Yard detectives are awaiting the results of laboratory tests on dust and other materials' taken from the basement of a London building before planning new moves in tracing the two missing famfiies — Dr. Archibald Henderson and1 his wife, and Mr. Donald McSwan and his wife and son. Forgery experts will examine letters and documents found in a London hotel and believed to belong to the missing people. During today the police worked with pick axes, shovels and sieves in the basement of a Kensington buiiding. The police sifted' what are believed to be pieces of human bone from the dirt. Victims' Properties Sold The'Daily Express says thatone feature common in both the Henderson and McSwan cases is that the victims' properties were afterwards sold by powers of attorney which were allegedly forged. Scotland Yard possesses documents relating to the disposal of these properties. The police believe a man entered the McSwan's flat and shot them with a revolver equipped with a silencer. The police think a total of £5000 was obtained through the sale of the McSwan properties by allegedly forged powers of attorney. Dr. Henderson was believed to be about 50 years of age and his wife 41. The Daily Mail says the police have a story of a meeitng two years ago between Dr. Henderson and a man about whom Dr. Henderson later had jealous suspicions. They became friendly and Dr. Henderson was impressed by the friend whom he introduced to his wife. The wife was also impressed bv the engaging manners of the friend. The poiice say that later the husband began worrying over the mutual friend's interest in his wife who sometimes visited the mutual friend's hotel alone. — 1 . • » ■ ■