Hi Simon, I have just purchased your book “In the Dark”. I did so because I have been in contact with an ex-Windmill Dancer. The reason for htis is that one of Gordon Cummins’ victims was Evelyn Oatley, my Aunt, sister of my Dad.
I have only fairly recently found out the full extent of her murder – I knew she had been murdered – I found out when I was about 10 years old after finding a photograph of a woman in a model-type pose. She looked attractive, and when asking my mother who she was, she replied “Your Dad’s dister, Evelyn. I had never met her and on asking where she was, was told that she was dead and that she had been murdered by an airman during the war. I was so shocked that nothing more was said again – you didn’t mention things like that in those days.
It came to light again when I purchased the Daily Mail newspaper unusually, and a few days later read the article featured in there (The underworld at War”. In the middle was mentioned the Blackout Ripper and who were his victims so after reading the article, all was revealed.
I have been to Kew and read the same files as yourself but what I really want to do is find the last resting place of Evelyn and put some flowers on her grave. From what I have read and information gleaned from various sources, I believe something happened in her earlier life which led her down the path she took and that she was a very troubled soul.
Every time I forget about the case, something seems to appear to remind me to not let ht e quest stop and to keep on looking.
I would very much appreciate if you had any information you may have come across to resolve this. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards, Ros Seton
Hello Simon,
Thanks for your visit to my blog. I hope you enjoyed it. I’m probably not the caliber writer you would enjoy reading, and I’m not sure how I would go about offering you a free copy of my manuscripts, but I would truly like to know what you think of my first publication. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071I3JN4 I have several other stories of the same theme that I’m preparing for publication now. What I’m doing is building a compilation of short stories about my life, one story at a time. I plan on putting out 15 or 20 of them this year, in a “Patterson-esque” method of generating interest. *wink* I’m hoping hoping that they will rise in popularity as the project continues. If that happens I will publish the compilation also and then think about a print run. Any critique you care to give would be welcome.
Regards,
Roger Engle
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Hi Simon, I have just purchased your book “In the Dark”. I did so because I have been in contact with an ex-Windmill Dancer. The reason for htis is that one of Gordon Cummins’ victims was Evelyn Oatley, my Aunt, sister of my Dad.
I have only fairly recently found out the full extent of her murder – I knew she had been murdered – I found out when I was about 10 years old after finding a photograph of a woman in a model-type pose. She looked attractive, and when asking my mother who she was, she replied “Your Dad’s dister, Evelyn. I had never met her and on asking where she was, was told that she was dead and that she had been murdered by an airman during the war. I was so shocked that nothing more was said again – you didn’t mention things like that in those days.
It came to light again when I purchased the Daily Mail newspaper unusually, and a few days later read the article featured in there (The underworld at War”. In the middle was mentioned the Blackout Ripper and who were his victims so after reading the article, all was revealed.
I have been to Kew and read the same files as yourself but what I really want to do is find the last resting place of Evelyn and put some flowers on her grave. From what I have read and information gleaned from various sources, I believe something happened in her earlier life which led her down the path she took and that she was a very troubled soul.
Every time I forget about the case, something seems to appear to remind me to not let ht e quest stop and to keep on looking.
I would very much appreciate if you had any information you may have come across to resolve this. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards, Ros Seton
Hello Simon,
Thanks for your visit to my blog. I hope you enjoyed it. I’m probably not the caliber writer you would enjoy reading, and I’m not sure how I would go about offering you a free copy of my manuscripts, but I would truly like to know what you think of my first publication. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0071I3JN4 I have several other stories of the same theme that I’m preparing for publication now. What I’m doing is building a compilation of short stories about my life, one story at a time. I plan on putting out 15 or 20 of them this year, in a “Patterson-esque” method of generating interest. *wink* I’m hoping hoping that they will rise in popularity as the project continues. If that happens I will publish the compilation also and then think about a print run. Any critique you care to give would be welcome.
Regards,
Roger Engle
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