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Offline TwiggyTree

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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 14 April 13 05:51 BST (UK) »
Biography for Annie http://www.rootschat.com/links/0thy/

Hawkes Bay Today article from just a few days ago mentions the murders in passing http://www.rootschat.com/links/0thz/


There are a couple of books, by the looks of it:

Crimes that Shook NZ: New Zealand's Unsolved Murders Case Histories of 17 of New Zealand’s Most Horrifying Murders by the Herald

and

Unsolved Murders in NZ : By Persons or Persons Unknown
George Joseph HC
Published 1982

Several other references appear on the Auckland Library as well.
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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 14 April 13 07:10 BST (UK) »
Here are his siblings

1881/4897 Hannan  Edmond/  Annie /Edmond
1884/7390 Hannan  James Patrick/  Annie /Edmond
1886/2098 Hannan  John Joseph / Annie /Edmond
1890/990 Hannan  William / Annie /Edmond
1892/2084 Hannan  Mary Eliza / Annie/ Edmond
1893/16420 Hannan  Francis Robert/  Annie/ Edmond
1895/3279 Hannan  Catherine May  /Annie/ Edmond
1897/5877 Hannan  Cecilia Josephine  /Annie /Edmond
1899/12482 Hannan  Thomas Vincent/  Annie/ Edmond
1900/16676 Hannan  Leo Sylvester / Annie /Edmond
 1887/9670 Hannan  Margaret Ellen / Annie/ Edmund
1889/8675 Hannan  Charles William / Annie /Edmund

Cheers Janette

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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 14 April 13 09:53 BST (UK) »
Hello...

I am almost 100% sure that this is an episode of Epitaph.

Have no idea where you'd get a copy but would love to know if my memory is right or if I've confused it with something else.

Regards
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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 14 April 13 10:09 BST (UK) »
You're so right Beg.

It's in series 2.  NZ Film archive has a copy of the Smythe murders.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0ti4/

[I have an old vhs tape around here somewhere but not sure which episodes are on it.  Will try and find it ;)]

Added: The Film Archive is in Wellington.  It is a treasure trove of NZ films and programmes.  It is FREE to go in there and view anything they have in their catalogue.  Incidentally we did just this and watched an episode of Epitaph!
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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 14 April 13 18:58 BST (UK) »
Wow looads of info to go one thank you so much Twiggy!!!

Yes the picture is pretty cool haha I was surprised to have found it online. So hes an Axe murderer, escape convict, burgglar and a possible alcoholic considering he likes to steal booze.

On one news article it says 'a woman' balied Leo out and said he was a 'good boy' im wodering if this could be his mother. Im so interested to find out about him, never come across this before :D :D :D all my dads side of family are just plain old coal miners from scotland then ireland and now we have an axe murder, amongst other things hahaha

Turns out he was quite the escape artist too, managed to find this:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19550215&id=VXhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IOUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1328,2986625

turns out he escaped prison in 1955 after being given life imprisonment for murdering the guy at the train station, he must of been found afterwards cause in the biography of Annie Smyth it says Leo died in prision of cancer in October 1962 and i know the date exact October 9th 1962

Thanks Janette for all his siblings, theres more than i thought! i dont have some of them so thank you :)

So would i be able to watch that episode online?

Gary
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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 14 April 13 22:01 BST (UK) »
In one article it said Leo had also been in court in 1922 and 1918

Gary
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Glasgow - Sinclair, Allison, McFarlane
Renfrewshire - Allison
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Edinburgh and Ayrshire - Sheridan

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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #15 on: Friday 28 June 13 06:18 BST (UK) »
Gary, do you still want further information?  I have a chapter from a Salvation Army Women's book about the Smythe sisters; and was able to locate the Epitaph episode.  PM me your details if so.
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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #16 on: Monday 12 August 13 01:05 BST (UK) »
Hi Gary,
In a round about way I have been sent the article on Leo Silvester Hannan.  While he is not related to me in any way I thought you might be interested to know that Herbert Brunton who was murdered by Leo at Wairoa was the Grandfather of my cousins wife.  I have discovered all this as I am researching the family of James Muir born unknown possibly in Ireland sometime before 1800 and so the Brunton information is of interest to me as my cousins wife was  Brunton before she married my cousin who is a Muir.
Not much useful information but a handy tit bit to add to your story.  If you need to contact me at any time about the murder or the family feel free to do so.

Gary Muir

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Re: information on Leo Silvester Hannan, murderer.
« Reply #17 on: Sunday 13 December 15 03:41 GMT (UK) »
Leo is my great great great uncle  it is very good reading too find more about my family