#39 - George Thomas Picking: The Silent Killer (Soho, London, W1

#39 - George Thomas Picking: The Silent Killer (Soho, London, W1

George Thomas Pickering – The Silent Killer: on Monday 8th October 1963, in the first floor flat of 12 Brewer Street in Soho, W1, a hard-working husband and doting father-of three, brutally murdered a Soho prostitute called Rosa O’Neill. And yet, why he killed her remains the real mystery.

  • Date: Monday 8th October 1963
  • Location: 12 Brewer Street, Soho, London, W1
  • Victims: 1 (Rosa O'Neill)
  • Culprit: George Thomas PIckering


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