MOTOR BANDITS MURDER TRAVELLER FOR JEWELS
ATTEMPT TO BURN BODY BUTCHER-BOY’S CLUE By Cable.-—Press Association. — Copyright. Reed. 11.10 a.m. PARIS, Wednesday. The man who was found murdered at Melun has been identified as a young traveller named Gaston Truphene, who has been missing for two days. He had in his possession jewels and precious stones Worth £5,000. His head was horribly battered, presumably by motof bandits who tied the wdy up in a petrol-soaked sack and “t it on fire.
A. clue has been supplied by a but-cher-boy who saw a motor-car discarding blood-stained tins. —A. and N.Z.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 292, 1 March 1928, Page 11
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98MOTOR BANDITS MURDER TRAVELLER FOR JEWELS Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 292, 1 March 1928, Page 11
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