John Allen (murderer)

Anthony John Allen (born Anthony John Angel on 11 June 1934 in Torbay, Devon, died 8 August 2015) was a British man who, in a widely reported case, was convicted in 2002 of having murdered his wife and children in 1975.[1]

Biography

Allen had previously faked his own suicide in 1966 by "drowning" near Beachy Head, a popular spot for suicides in Britain. He was about to be prosecuted for a string of thefts. Instead of drowning, he swam around the coast and picked up some dry clothes he had stashed away earlier. After assuming a new identity, he continued stealing, plus more charges for bigamy and the murder of his wife and children.[1]

In 1992, Eunice Chapman Yabley, who had an affair with Allen, published an autobiographical book, Presumed Dead, focusing on her relationship with Allen and the unsolved mystery. This led the case to be reopened eight years later in 2000. In the late 90s, Allen was appointed Manager of Cambridge Meridian Golf Club near the village of Comberton just outside Cambridge. He embezzled money from the club and absconded when his crime was uncovered. He was later found working at Ferndown Golf Club.

Death

Allen died on 8 August 2015.[2]

Further reading

Eunice Chapman Yabsley (1998) [1992]. Presumed Dead: the True Story of an Unsolved Mystery: An Autobiography. Henley-on-Thames, Oxon: Aidan Ellis. ISBN 0-85628-291-X.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Jason Bennetto (17 December 2002). "Bigamist sentenced to life for murdering wife and children who". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  2. ↑ Reader, Jane (21 October 2015). "Murderer John Allen takes his secrets to the grave after dying in prison". Nournemouth Echo. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  • Summary of the case in The Scotsman
  • "Television drama based on mystery murder case". Europe Intelligence Wire. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
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