22 year old able Seaman Fred Smith admitted murdering his father. He was the only one in the room standing over the body with a razor in his hand. The jury had to listen to the full story before coming to a decision.

The names in this episode have been changed by request of the living relatives.

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SOURCES

Western Daily Press - Monday 04 April 1938

Western Daily Press - Thursday 07 July 1938

Western Daily Press - Wednesday 13 April 1938

Liverpool Daily Post - Monday 20 February 1939

Ancestry.

1911 Census

1939 Census

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