SIXTH SENSE OF A WOMAN
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Received 'Wednesdav, 8.25 p.m. , LONDON, July 20. j A woman's protective sixth senso against a maii who was not "quite right, ' ' was the direct cause of tlie investigation leading to the conviction of •John George Haigh. The woman was the 30-year-old, dark eyed Sergeant Alexandra Lamliourne who, after receiving uN"missing per6011 " report at her deskUat the Ohelswx , police station, was the .ftrst to inter- • view Haigh, ,.lj Haigh- ddirt i ha t e and on her return to 'tfid';^'dfl^"feef-' geant Lambourne issued two reports. Oue was a routine statement for filing. . The other was a special report for Divisional Detective Inspector Shelley ' Symes stating that "apart from the , fact that I don't like Haigh with his maimerisms, I have a sense that he is ' wrong' and there may be a 'ease' bej liind the whole business/' j The report set the whole C.T.D. j machine in motion and on the night of JJuly 19, a Scotland Yard spokesman ' declared: "The greatest possible credit is due to Sergeant Lambourne. It is • quite fair to say she started the . inquiry. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 July 1949, Page 7
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