Grimsby: The Murder of Bernard ‘Bunny’ Newton
Summary: Six miles west of the Seaport town of Grimsby in Lincolnshire, is the tiny rural village of Irby upon Humber. On the evening of July 10th, 1991, Humberside Police were called to the home of a well known local family, the Newton’s, where shots had been fired. The owner of the house, Forty-five-year-old Clifford Newton was the eldest son and business partner of Grimsby millionaire nightclub and bingo hall owner Bernard “Bunny” Newton. Bunny and his sons had been in the club business since the early ’70s. When police pulled into the driveway of Clifford’s home, they didn’t anticipate anything particularly serious. But, when no one would exit the house, the officer’s settled in for a two-and-a-half-hour standoff. At the end of it, Bunny Newton would be found dead. Following each episode of Katherine Kelly's true crime TV series Murdertown, Benjamin Fitton from They Walk Among Us unpicks a new case from each location. Watch Murdertown exclusively on Crime+Investigation in the UK every Monday at 9pm and then straight after listen to a brand new story right here with the Murdertown podcast. You can get in touch using #Murdertown on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. The Murdertown podcast is hosted by Benjamin Fitton, researched and written by Anna Priestland and produced and edited by Chloe Frost. SOURCES LOCAL HISTORY: https://www.lincswolds.org.uk/enjoying/tourist-information http://www.localhistories.org/grimsby.html http://sidneysussexheritage.co.uk/the-royal/ Homicide Act, 1957 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/25/part/2/chapter/1/crossheading/partial-defence-to-murder-diminished-responsibility A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: Published: Saturday 04 August 1951 Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph Published: Wednesday 16 October 1957 Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post Published: Tuesday 09 May 1967 Newspaper: Reading Evening Post Published: Saturday 29 April 1967 Newspaper: Liverpool Echo Published: Saturday 29 April 1967 Newspaper: Reading Evening Post Published: April 30th, 1967 Newspaper: The Observer Published: Wednesday 03 May 1967 Newspaper: Daily Mirror Published: Saturday 06 May 1967 Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post Published: Saturday 06 May 1967 Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post Published: Monday 01 May 1967 Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post Published: Thursday 04 May 1967 Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post Published: Tuesday 09 May 1967 Newspaper: Reading Evening Post Published: 29th February, 1968 Newspaper: The Guardian Published: Thursday 23 August 1979 Newspaper: The Stage Published: Thursday 01 November 1979 Newspaper: The Stage Published: Monday July 15th, 1991 Newspaper: The Guardian Published: Thursday 11 July 1991 Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal Published: Tuesday 09 June 1992 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal Published: 10th June, 1992 Newspaper: The Guardian Published: Wednesday 10 June 1992 Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal Published: Thursday 18 March 1993 Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express Published: Friday 19 March 1993 Newspaper: Newcastle Journal Published: Friday 19 March 1993 Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal <br><hr><p style="color: grey;">See <a style="color: grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
