Julia Wallace Murder Case

[Mark R]

Ged, I think not consulting a map of sorts is the most glaring one. If he was so gung ho to get a commission that he was asking all around, making himself known etc....why did he not know where he was going? If the business was so important...how could he have not known beforehand there was no Menlove Gardens East.

I think the address that doesn't exist is a strong indicator of a phony plot (one concocted by Wallace to make it seem as if he was tricked.) If the motive was to get Wallace out of the way, it would have been in fact much better to send him to an existing address and confuse him rather than have him possibly find out the address doesn't exist beforehand and not go at all.

Murphy contends Wallace actually meant to say West and Beattie got it wrong; not likely in my opinion. (Perhaps Parry said it wrong?) But I do think Wallace would have been better off picking an existing address. He could have gone there and created a further alibi with another person and then made it seem like maybe he thought Beattie got it wrong and gone to the other existing two Menlove Gardens. I think using an existing address would have actually benefited the plotter whether it was Wallace or not.

He didn't say he never knew the area though. He asked 'Is it Menlove Avenue?' thereby indicating that he knew something of the area. I agree with you though that if it was Wallace (or even Qualtrough) either would have been better off using a genuine address. I also concur with you regarding Murphy's assumption that he misheard Beattie - I don't think it likely that whoever said it meant 'West.'

---------- Post added at 02:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:21 PM ----------

Just learnt that RUSSELL JOHNSTON(grandson of "The Johnston's" - 31,Wolverton St) is giving a talk tomorrow evening on the case(Tues.25th Jan.at 7.30 till 9.30)at a Rotary Club meeting at Prenton Bowls Club 63,Prenton Road West(on the way up to Tranmere Rovers F.C.) I'll be going,as its open to all!! Might finally see some of you there!!! I suggest we dont mention TOM SLEMEN!!! IAN(FJumble)

I might try and make it.