What the records say
- When
- 9 Oct 1952
- Kind
- Shooting
- Coordinates
- 53.44° N, 2.84° W
- Description
- 1952 event in Merseyside, England
Knowsley Hall shootings
1952 event in Merseyside, England
Shootings occurred on the evening of 9 October 1952 in Knowsley Hall, Merseyside, England. Harold Winstanley, a 19-year-old trainee footman at the house, shot his employer, Lady Derby, and three colleagues, two of whom died: the butler, William Stallard, and the under-butler, Douglas Stuart. Winstanley fled the scene, assaulting the chef while doing so, and went to a local pub.
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