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That the poor lady in question had been murdered at the house some 50 years earlier is the clue to O'Neill's secret visit. The Celtic manager had once embarked upon a law degree course at Queen's University in Belfast but football came calling on his young life and whisked him away to win a Championship and a European Cup in Nottingham. He has never lost his fascination with crime and justice, though.
Legal eagles will tell you that the killing of Julia Wallace in the front room of 29 Wolverton Street in 1931 gave rise to the extraordinary precedent of a jury's guilty verdict being overturned by the Court of Appeal. Learned reconsideration decided that her husband, William, could not have butchered her to death, then raced to a nearby tram stop during the 25-minute window between sightings of him. I can only agree. How come? Well, Martin took me to the site of that tram stop, and then led me on a wild goose chase for an imaginary road called Menlove Gardens East that was a crucial part of William Wallace's dubious alibi. It was a long and fascinating night.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/477...ic-sleuth.html
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