| Crumbles murders | |
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| Location | East Sussex, England |
| Coordinates | 50°47′59″N 0°20′22″E / 50.79983°N 0.33955°E |
| Date | 17 August 1920 (Munro) 15 April 1924 (Kaye) |
| Perpetrator | Jack Field and William Gray (Munro) Patrick Mahon (Kaye) |
| Motive | Robbery (Munro) Elimination (Kaye) |
| Sentence | Field and Gray Death (17 December 1920) Mahon Death (19 July 1924) |
The Crumbles Murders are two separate and unrelated crimes[1] which occurred on a shingle beach located between Eastbourne and Pevensey Bay, England—locally referred to as "the Crumbles"[2]—in the 1920s. The first of these two murders is the 1920 bludgeoning murder of 17-year-old Irene Munro, committed by two men: Jack Field and William Gray. The second murder to occur upon the Crumbles is the 1924 murder of 38-year-old Emily Kaye, who was murdered by her lover, Patrick Mahon.
The three perpetrators of the two "Crumbles Murders" were all tried at Lewes assizes before Mr Justice Avory.[3] All three were executed by hanging at Wandsworth Prison. The executioner of all three men was Thomas Pierrepoint.[4][5]
- ^ Murder and the Making of English CSI ISBN 978-1-421-42041-7 pp. 233-234
- ^ The Crumbles Story: A Tale of Eastbourne's Colourful Heritage ISBN 978-0-955-34750-4
- ^ The Butchers ISBN 978-1-852-27297-5 p. 54
- ^ Pierrepoint: A Family of Executioners ISBN 978-1-844-54611-4 pp. 110-116
- ^ A Date with the Hangman: A History of Capital Punishment in Britain ISBN 978-1-526-74744-0 Ch. 7