It was a daunting sounding task that had never before been attempted – the fingerprinting of every male in one of the largest towns in the UK. But back in May 1948, the murder of three year old June Anne Devaney had sickened even the most hardened detectives so much, that there wasn’t an officer involved who wasn’t prepared to give this his all.
This time around, on The True Crime Enthusiast Podcast, I bring you the story of the Blackburn Fingerprint Hunt…
The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, involving a child, and including descriptions of injury detail, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.
Music used in this episode: “The Descent” by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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