Today is the 79th anniversary of the murder of Julia Wallace. On this day in 1931 William Herbert Wallace was doing his rounds in Clubmoor, those whom he met and called on gave statements as to his demeanor, some good, some bad.

What is known for sure is Julia was last seen alive by milk boy Alan Close just after 6.30. Wallace himself states he left the house at 6.45. When he returned around two hours later after a failed trip to Allerton to find R.M. Qualtrough, his 4th attempt to gain access to his house resulted in him finding Julia on the floor of the lounge, dead.

Next door neighbours, the Johnston's were with him by now. 'look what they have done to her', 'They've finished her off' were some of Wallace's mutterings. But did he know he and they would find her like that because she was like that before he left for Allerton. I doubt it as he never had the time to leave his house and make it to his first tram, he also was not covered in blood as the medical experts stated he would have been.

Did he know she would be there like that though because he's set it all up? I can't reason with that. His behaviour after the appeal did not see him in a romantic relationship with anybody else and his dairy entries talk of his missing Julia and how Julia would have loved his new home on the Wirral.



The police investigation went on into the small hours and beyond with floodlights provided by the fire service. Crowds will throng the area tonight as Liverpool play Spurs with all but a handful probably unaware of the events that unfolded in Wolverton Street 79 years ago tonight.