Age: 50s
Sex: male
Date: 17 Apr 1985
Place: Thames Close, Rainham, Essex
George Bishop and a woman were found dead at a house in Thames Close, Rainham.
George Bishop was found downstairs with serious injuries thought to have been caused by a blunt instrument.
The woman was found slumped on a bed upstairs.
They were found by George Bishop's son and it was thought that they had been dead for some days.
They were both described as having been in their 50s. Neither of them had been seen for about a week.
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see Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 16 April 1985
see Liverpool Daily Post - Wednesday 17 April 1985
see Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) - Wednesday 17 April 1985