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Post by Michael on Jan 20, 2020 13:50:14 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2020 10:11:45 GMT -5
WOW - that was interesting for sure. But didn't Violet's sister return to England BEFORE Violet's suicide? You are correct. Edna sailed for England a few days after the $50,000 ransom that was paid April 2, 1932.
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Post by Michael on Jan 22, 2020 13:34:31 GMT -5
Here is the picture entered into evidence at trial as S-291. This picture was shown to defense witness Peter Sommer under cross examination. He couldn't identify it one way or the other as the woman he claimed to have seen in the trolley car.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 15:43:11 GMT -5
ILoveDFW,
I don't know all the people in that photo but I do believe I recognize Violet Sharp who is in the center of the picture eating what looks like a piece of fruit.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 16:43:29 GMT -5
]Hi Amy! Thanks for the response because I thought that might be her. So none of the other people were from the Morrow staff do you think? I, personally, don't recognize any of the people as being Morrow staff persons, but I could be wrong of course. I have seen other pictures that belonged to Violet Sharp that are found in her personal picture collection at the archives. This picture would fit more with those pictures, I think.
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Post by trojanusc on Jan 23, 2020 3:37:40 GMT -5
Just curious, is the belief that Violent didn't commit suicide a common one amongst people on this board?
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Post by pzb63 on Jan 23, 2020 4:10:33 GMT -5
Just curious, is the belief that Violent didn't commit suicide a common one amongst people on this board? My own opinion - I have wondered whether she intended suicide, or intended only to make herself sick enough to go back to hospital to avoid the police interview (for whatever reason). I just find it a bit odd that she measured the fluid, drank it and proceeded downstairs. If she had drank it straight from the bottle and then stayed put, and was subsequently found unconscious or dead, then suicide would make more sense to me. So - to me - there is room for doubt.
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Post by Michael on Jan 23, 2020 10:49:45 GMT -5
My own opinion - I have wondered whether she intended suicide, or intended only to make herself sick enough to go back to hospital to avoid the police interview (for whatever reason). I just find it a bit odd that she measured the fluid, drank it and proceeded downstairs. If she had drank it straight from the bottle and then stayed put, and was subsequently found unconscious or dead, then suicide would make more sense to me. So - to me - there is room for doubt. Three options to consider! I recently read a letter to the Governor that suggested Sharp couldn't have made it that far if she drank the poison in her room. Another suggested she was given something to calm her nerves (poisoned by someone else tricking her into drinking it). Then there's the George Foster report that suggests she was murdered. For me I don't know. It could be that the killed herself. Seems to me everyone "suspected" something else was going on here. Not to suggest she offed herself over suspicions, so the irresistible conclusion would be that she did know something. But that also assumes she was in her right frame of mind as well.
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Post by ziki on Jan 24, 2020 0:49:37 GMT -5
There is also possibility Violet didn’t wanted to be questioned for other reason than her real or seeming involvement in the Kidnapping (if one believes that she killed herself what is still in question to me).
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Post by Michael on Jan 24, 2020 10:45:56 GMT -5
There is also possibility Violet didn’t wanted to be questioned for other reason than her real or seeming involvement in the Kidnapping (if one believes that she killed herself what is still in question to me). 100% yes - that should always be a consideration. Not just here but everywhere. For example, I think during a time when everyone was focused on the kidnapping/extortion/murder, it was almost like no other crime existed. So if someone was acting suspicious, or talking about a baby, or crying etc. the minds of just about everyone zeroed in on it as being connected to this crime. Obviously Sharp wasn't just anybody, but other theories emerged ... such as the one about her being pregnant, afraid she'd be fired, etc. But another consideration should be that the Staff held secrets to protect the Morrows for all kinds of reasons. Like for example Elisabeth's illness. Totally understandable if someone appeared "squirrelly" if the reason was to hide this fact. And yet, during this time, people would immediately jump to the conclusion it had to do with the crime. For what its worth, here though, it seems to me that Sharp's behavior did center on this crime and her interrogations. Of course I could be wrong that's why its important to get input and thoughts from everyone else.
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Post by Sue on Jan 26, 2020 13:11:41 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 13:50:38 GMT -5
Very nice find, Sue. It is amazing how much Emily looks like Violet. Sure wish I knew French!
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Post by Sue on Jan 31, 2020 12:44:31 GMT -5
Thank you, Amy.
Yes, I agree.
Emily and Violet looked very much alike.
Try Google translate from French to English!
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Post by Wayne on Jan 31, 2020 17:03:57 GMT -5
Thank you, Amy. Yes, I agree. Emily and Violet looked very much alike.
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Post by Sue on Feb 1, 2020 16:18:58 GMT -5
Great picture of the Sharpe sisters, Wayne!
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