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Lavinia Thompson

Dec 4, 2023

Family Murder Mystery (Part 7): Revealing John Walker, and Theories of Frederick's Death

An update on John Walker Before I delve into my theories on what might have happened to Frederick George Bull, I first want to announce...

Lavinia Thompson

Sep 17, 2023

Family Murder Mystery (Part 6): The Other Man

The death of a beloved father, a respected sailor, and devoted husband would cast ripples in the waters in which he died for many years...

Lavinia Thompson

Oct 10, 2022

Family Murder Mystery (Part 5): the Bull Marriage

A man who spent his life as a seafarer drifted somewhere between the woman he had waiting at home and the sea stretching out vast before...

Lavinia Thompson

Apr 17, 2022

Family Murder Mystery (part 3)

THe Backdrop: Exploring Frederick George Bull's early life Frederick George Bull grew up between two worlds in London: the ending of the...

Lavinia Thompson

Feb 7, 2022

My Family Murder Mystery pt 2

Where to Start? Intergenerational Trauma and its Roots A whispered story swept through three generations of my family. A whisper that...