BURWOOD MYSTERY
BLOODSTAINED OVERCOAT.
POUND IN THE LUPINS
MAY BE IMPORTANT CLUE,
(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 25. What may be an important clue to the Burwood murder was found in the lupins near the road about a mile from the scene of the crime this morning. It was a military overcoat, covered with blood, and had been rolled up. The police now have possesion of it. The overcoat was found by council employees who were catting lupins. No name was noticed in the pockets. The bloodstaius were fresh. The coat would fit a man of medium height.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 25 June 1927, Page 9
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98BURWOOD MYSTERY Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 25 June 1927, Page 9
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