The Chalk Pit Murder: Thomas Ley and Lawrence Smith, 1946
They Got Away With Murder
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In the mid-1920s Thomas Ley had been the Minister for Justice in New South Wales, Australia, and he had ambitions to become the Prime Minister of Australia. But 20 years later, in Surrey, England, he stood trial for the murder of a barman called John McMain Mudie. As the authorities began to look into the background of the Honourable Thomas Ley, they found there were other unexplained deaths in his past... Thomas Ley may have been the Minister for Justice - but he had, it seems, also been the Minister for Murder...
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The Chalk Pit Murder: Thomas Ley and Lawrence Smith, 1946
They Got Away With Murder
34,674 views
In the mid-1920s Thomas Ley had been the Minister for Justice in New South Wales, Australia, and he had ambitions to become the Prime Minister of Australia. But 20 years later, in Surrey, England, he stood trial for the murder of a barman called John McMain Mudie. As the authorities began to look into the background of the Honourable Thomas Ley, they found there were other unexplained deaths in his past... Thomas Ley may have been the Minister for Justice - but he had, it seems, also been the Minister for Murder...
https://buymeacoffee.com/markjohnmaguire