Thomas, Arthur Allan
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1938 -
Biography
Jeanette and Harvey Crewe were murdered in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970. Arthur Allan Thomas was imprisoned for their murder, but later acquitted after a retrial.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Crewe murder scrapbooks
Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0491
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, compiled by John Allison, relating to the Christchurch crime, the Crewe murders. Jeanette and Harvey Crewe were murdered in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970. Arthur Allan Thomas was imprisoned for their murder, but later acquitted after a retrial. These newspaper clippings follow the press representation of the murder, the trial and retrial.
Dates:
1973-1980