It seems George Skelly's knowledge of murder cases is not limited to Liverpool. On the Liverpool City Police website, under Articles, in addition to writing about the Cranborne Road murder, he also...
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It seems George Skelly's knowledge of murder cases is not limited to Liverpool. On the Liverpool City Police website, under Articles, in addition to writing about the Cranborne Road murder, he also...
This comment is so unkind. I have the deepest sympathy and the greatest respect for Mrs McCourt's courage. But I must say, as someone experienced in these matters, that forensic evidence is not...
I agree Steve, it is well worth reading. But are you referring the the latest Waterside Press edition of The Cameo Conspiracy?. The reason I ask is that this version has only been out since August. ...
I read somewhere on Facebook that this new version of the book contains references to Kelly's execution being botched by Pierrepoint. That must have been the final indignity! Or was it being buried...
Yes, I've seen on various websites, adverts for Skelly's new version of The Cameo Conspiracy. There must be quite a lot of exrtra material in it including, as Kong says, the successful appeal,...
One or other was buried at Yewtree cemetery. But I can't recall if it was Mr Thomas nor Mr Catteral.
Other info could probably be obtained from Mr Thomas's brother who is apparently still alive and...
Seeing Captain Kong's alert on another thread some time ago about a blog by George Skelly, author of The Cameo Conspiracy, I finally located it simply by typing into Google, "Skellysworld".
Having...
Laura Anne,
I recall seeing your father (in civvies)in Liverpool city centre in the 60s and he struck me then as very tall. Yet I've seen a photo of him in uniform and he seemed quite small. How...
Laura Anne, reading the book must have been a very painful experience for you. Your expressed sentiments about your grandfather however, mark you out as a noble woman. And in all fairness, I...
It would be interesting to learn whether Balmer's grandaughter did in fact obtain copies of the Cameo books, and having read them, what she now thinks of her Grandfather?
It seems Skelly and the Appeal Court were right!
On former Daily Post journalist, Ian Skidmore's Blog - Skidmoresisland (July24th) - he states that Balmer was a "Chum" of his but that the witness...
Burkhilly, I'm surprised you didnt make the connection with Gorman, prosecuting Kelly and Connolly and being the trial judge in the Hanratty case. You've apparently read The Cameo Conspiracy several...
Further to Underworld's information, there are two editions of Skelly's book. the 1998 version with a yellow cover. And the 2001 updated and revised version, which is on sale at Amazon U.K. There...
Laura Anne, I don't think it is rational for your mother to say The author hated your grandfather.
As you say your mother never met him and presumably neither did Mr Balmer himself. If your mother...
Please do not attach any significance to the large type in my previous post.
It was simply a typing error caused through my inexperience of posting on Yo!
Laura Anne, i dont really see how your mother can hate the author of The Cameo Conspiracy (without any evidence of malice on his part).
She might just as well hate the author of the other book on...
Anyone remember, the title of the American book, which Chris George mentioned some time ago, about a man framed which was similar to the Cameo case?
Perhaps Chris could let us know and let me -...
How strange,that the man who was responible for Balmer's undoing and exposing him as a corrupt liar, the author of The Cameo Conspiracy, lived in Coltart Road, the street opposite Cairns Street!
Of course, if you wish to believe that, by some strange chemistry and logic, Connolly was guilty -even though Kelly (his fellow accused and alleged accomplice) was innocent, then there is another,...
Frank, the Law will never unequivically state that any person is innocent - even when their conviction has been quashed . All they can say is that the conviction is unsafe due to irregularities...
I was not attacking you Frank, but the gossip mongers and armchair experts e.g ("A man I know was told by another man, who told him" ...etc) who purvey such rubbish. . There have been far too many...
I see we have yet another case of old wives tales being purveyed by the Cameo armchair detectives. So to clarify matters, Hughie Smith from Trowbridge Street off Brownlow Hill was the street...
Looks like somebody up there doesn't like you Kong!
Good for you. Much cheaper than £202 some profiteerers are asking!
Was it a used copy and was it the 2001 edition?
I've read both and the 2001 was much more professional in every way, and...
Would be interesting to know if Steve B ever managed to get a copy of Mr Skelly's book. And more importantly, whether he paid the £15 or £203!