Episode Fifty Two, Helen Smith and Johannes Otten

As he approached the flats he saw blood on the ground and looked up to the railings on the wall that enclosed the courtyard at the bottom of the block. The near-naked body of a man was impaled on the railings. His head was facing towards the building and his legs were hanging down towards the street.

With the hugest thanks to our guest writer for their help with this episode!

References

Paul Foot – The Helen Smith Story (Fontana) ISBN 978-0-00-636536-5

Bingham, John (27 October 2009). "Father agrees to bury daughter's body after 30 years in mortuary". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

Pavia, Will (28 October 2009). "Funeral to be held for nurse who died in Saudi Arabia 30 years ago". Times Online. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

"Funeral for 1979 Saudi fall nurse". BBC News. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

Bingham, John (28 October 2009). "Helen Smith: Father's campaign which led to Diana, Princess of Wales, inquest". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2009.

Martin Wainwright "British nurse who died at Saudi drinks party to be cremated after 30 years", The Guardian, 28 October 2009

Maclean’s - The Death of Helen Smith. SEPTEMBER 22 1980.

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