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Title: 1969 Shooting
Post by: Marj on Thursday 06 December 18 16:48 GMT (UK)

Hi

I am looking for any info on Olive S Tarn death September Qtr 1969.Durham
I beleive she was shot.

Any newspaper articles on the incident.

Thank you for your help.

Marj

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: JenB on Thursday 06 December 18 17:05 GMT (UK)

The shooting took place in July 1967.

She was shot in her shop in Great Lumley by a Patrick Keogh of Birtley, who subsequently killed himself.

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: Marj on Thursday 06 December 18 17:12 GMT (UK)

Hi Jen,
Thank you for the info, sorry about the date, on my note's was 1967,
 but my fingers typed 1969. :-[

Marj

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: stevej60 on Friday 07 December 18 10:09 GMT (UK)

Marj,the Evening chronicle would have no doubt covered this, their back copies are on fiche in Newcastle
library  the Sunderland and Northern echo's would have report's too no doubt all telling the same tale,We had a neighbor murdered in Birtley in 1971 and the street was crawling with reporter's my mother was
interviewed as the deceased's husband came and got her to help after finding her I looked over the report's
a couple of year's ago out of interest.

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: Marj on Friday 07 December 18 10:20 GMT (UK)

Hi Steve, thank you for the info, unfortunately I live in Cheshire too far to visit Newcastle,  My grandson-in-law is connected to Olive, and I am helping him to find this information for him.

Thanks Marj

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: stevej60 on Friday 07 December 18 12:02 GMT (UK)

Hi Marj,I'm in Durham and might be able to get a screenprint of any article next time i'm in Newcastle
might be after Christmas though,I'll see what info I can dig up in the meantime.
Patrick Keogh was aged 60 from Barley Mow which is part of Birtley.Find My Past
has an article from the Birmingham post online(I can't view as I'm not a full member)
so the incident may have made the national's.
steve.

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: Marj on Friday 07 December 18 12:16 GMT (UK)

Thank you Steve, that would be great. Very much appreciated.

Best wishes for Christmas :)

Marj

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: stevej60 on Friday 07 December 18 12:26 GMT (UK)

Hi Marj,yes the Mirror has a report available on FindMyPast,has Olive as a widow aged 39 shot in the doorway
of the shop.
Steve.

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: Marj on Friday 07 December 18 12:32 GMT (UK)

Thanks Steve, My subscription for FindMyPast expired a couple of weeks ago, waiting until after Xmas to renew.

Marj

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: stanmapstone on Friday 07 December 18 14:28 GMT (UK)

From the Daily Mirror - Tuesday 11 July 1967

Title: Re: 1969 Shooting
Post by: Marj on Friday 07 December 18 16:46 GMT (UK)

Hi Stanmapstone


 Thank you so much for the Mirror article cutting.


Marj