Crewe Review - Appendix 16: Opinion of Solicitor-General Paul NEAZOR QC as to the prosecution of Bruce HUTTON, 1981

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 6 of the Crewe Review is the opinion of Solicitor-General Paul Neazor QC as to the prosecution of Bruce Hutton which formed a part of the review into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

Crewe Review - Appendix 15: Report of the Royal Commission to Inquire into the Circumstances of the Convictions of Arthur Allan THOMAS for the murders of David Harvey & Jeannette Lenore CREWE, 1980

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 15 of the Crewe Review is the 1980 Report of the Royal Commission into the conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas in relation to the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

Crewe Review - Appendix 14: ‘Investigation into certain aspects of the evidence relating to the conviction for murder of Arthur Allan THOMAS’

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 14 of the Crewe Review are two reports by Mr Robert Adams-Smith QC which outline the investigation into certain aspects of evidence relating to the murder conviction of Arthur Allan Thomas. These two reports were used as part of the review into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

Crewe Review - Appendix 13: Criminal Profiling Unit Report on the Crewe Murders (2013)

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 13 of the Crewe Review is the 2013 report by the Criminal Profiling Unit undertaken as part of the review into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

The report is a criminal profile of the perpetrator(s) responsible for murders, and includes sections on:

  • information sources;
  • report caveats;
  • Arthur Allan Thomas;
  • revisiting the evidence;
  • and alternative scenario; and
  • questions for the review team.
     

Crewe Review - Appendix 12: Report of Wire Analysis (2013)

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 12 of the Crewe Review is the 2013 report into the analysis of the wire samples by Professor George Ferguson as part of the review into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

The report looks at five key elements of the wire analysis, including:

  • a review and evaluation of two different scientific methodologies,
  • a review and evaluation of two different sets of evidence presented in court; and
  • a comprehensive expert report that clarify which set of evidence presented is preferable, and why.
     

Crewe Review - Appendix 11: Extract from 'The Zealand .22 Rimfire' (2000)

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 11 of the Crewe Review is an extract from 'The New Zealand .22 Rimfire' (2000), by Barry Gracia and Kevan Walsh, relevant to the investigation into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

Crewe Review - Appendix 10: Forensic Findings of Rory Shanahan

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 10 of the Crewe Review contains the Forensic Findings of Rory SHANAHAN, M.Sc., Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) completed as part of the investigation into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

The two reports are:

  • ‘Corrosion of New, Fired, 0.22-Caliber, Long-Rifle Brass Cartridge Cases Buried in Soil’ (1976), by Rory SHANAHAN, M.Sc., Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
  • Statement of Rory SHANAHAN, M.Sc., Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.

Crewe Review - Appendix 9: ‘A Multivariate Approach to Discriminating Between Batches of Cartridge Cases Using Design Changes in the Headstamp’

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 9 of the Crewe Review is a thesis written by Christopher Price to fulfil the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Forensic Science. The thesis references the investigation into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

Introduction to the Thesis
During the prosecution of Mr Arthur Allan Thomas for the Crewe murders (1970), an important element of the judicial proceedings involved a consideration of the link between the fatal bullets recovered from the victims and a cartridge case which was recovered from the crime scene.

In order to determine the production period for the questioned cartridge case, an analysis was conducted of the design features of the headstamp. There was considerable debate about how the statistical analysis should be performed and further debate on the findings from various analyses.

However, the general conclusion suggested that no link could be provided between the fatal bullets and the crime scene cartridge case. For this project it was proposed to further investigate the design features of the headstamp in order to determine whether or not it was possible to define a more specific time period of manufacture.
 

Crewe Review - Appendix 8: Ballistics Reports

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 8 of the Crewe Review contains seven ballistics reports completed as part of the investigation into the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

The seven reports have been completed over a period of time between 1972 and 2014.
 

Crewe Review - Appendix 7: Assessment of Pathology Reports

Date Published: 
July 2014

Appendix 7 of the Crewe Review covers the assessment of the pathology reports, by Dr Ian Morrow, regarding the deaths of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe.

The appendix includes the original assessment of the pathology reports completed in 2013, and an addendum to the assessment.