Buxton CID Come To My Rescue
September 30, 2015
I track down Fred Handford’s police file and am very surprised when I’m told that the file is still open … More Buxton CID Come To My Rescue
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The Local History Society Reveals An Interesting Fact
September 30, 2015
I am told that a pamphlet has, at some point in the past been published about Fred Handford’s disappearance … More The Local History Society Reveals An Interesting Fact
Janet And I Meet For The First Time
August 31, 2015
4 February 2010
My good friend, Dr Erica Smith, a psychologist, says two very important things to me when I speak to her about Janet’s missing five days – or fugue state.
She says that no-one buries good things that have happened in their lives, only bad things – although these things can be brought back to the surface again with good psychological therapy, possibly including hypnosis. … More Janet And I Meet For The First Time
My Research Begins
August 18, 2015
I make a list of possible interviewees, it includes Fred Handford’s daughter, Katrina and the Derbyshire Police … More My Research Begins
Janet Meets Fred Handford For The First Time
August 12, 2015
28 January 2010 (cont) I carry on reading Janet’s manuscript, fascinated by the world she describes in the 1960s in the Peak District of Derbyshire, but feels, to me, like a generation earlier. In 1963, when Janet is 13 years old, she goes looking for grazing for her pony, Lucky, and Fred Handford at … More Janet Meets Fred Handford For The First Time
Janet’s Original Manuscript Arrives
August 11, 2015
28 January 2010 Just days after my phone conversation with Janet the 70,000 word manuscript arrives, typed neatly on yellow paper. I read it one sitting. It starts with a bang. There’s a vivid description of an horrific nightmare that’s incredibly intense and literally leaves me reeling then, second paragraph, Janet starts her story again … More Janet’s Original Manuscript Arrives
The Stranger In My Life 