Cameo Murders
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| Author | Barry Shortall |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Crime, crime, Fact |
| Publisher | Bluecoat Press |
| Released | to present day |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 223 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 1872568602 |
| Preceded by | -- |
| Followed by | unknown (2006) |
The Cameo Murders is a book by Barry Shortall, first published in the United Kingdom in 1999. The book details the brutal and baffling murders of the manager and assistant manager at the Cameo Cinema in Liverpool in March 1949. The Liverpool Police launched a massive manhunt and over 9,500 houses were visited and 75,000 people were interviewed. Over 1,800 fingerprints were taken and handwriting samples were obtained from 1,841 women. The subsequent conviction of George Kelly and Charles Connolly made legal history. The first trial was the longest trial in England and George Kelly became one of the few men to be tried twice for a capital offence. The conviction and execution of Kelly is one of the milestones which led to the eventual ending of Capital Punishment in Britain. The gross miscarriage of justice which resulted in the hanging of George Kelly forms part of the gripping account of the Cameo Murders book by Barry Shortall.
