Maxwell Confait - Revision history

Wessexman at 17:51, 26 March 2022

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	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
	Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as ~~the killer~~, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.		Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as a strong suspect, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. After a few years living in [[Kenya]] his mother took the family to England. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. After a few years living in [[Kenya]] his mother took the family to England. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.

Wessexman at 20:10, 4 October 2021

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	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
	Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.		Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. After a few years living in [Kenya]] his mother took the family to England. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. After a few years living in [[Kenya]] his mother took the family to England. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.

Wessexman: life in Kenya.

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life in Kenya.

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	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
	Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.		Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. After a few years living in [Kenya]] his mother took the family to England. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.

Wessexman at 20:34, 23 September 2021

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	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
	Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution ~~could be launched~~ <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.		Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.

Wessexman at 21:19, 24 August 2021

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	'''Maxwell Confait'''		'''Maxwell Confait'''

	[[Maxwell Confait]] (full name Maxwell Thomas ~~Betty~~ Confait aka Michelle) was a [[trans]] gay prostitute who was found dead in a burning house in [[Catford]], London in April 1972.		[[Maxwell Confait]] (full name Maxwell Thomas Berty Confait aka Michelle) was a [[trans]] gay prostitute who was found dead in a burning house in [[Catford]], London in April 1972.
	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.

Wessexman: full name

2021-08-24T21:17:47Z

full name

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	'''Maxwell Confait'''		'''Maxwell Confait'''

	[[Maxwell Confait]] was a [[trans]] gay prostitute who was found dead in a burning house in [[Catford]], London in April 1972.		[[Maxwell Confait]] (full name Maxwell Thomas Betty Confait aka Michelle) was a [[trans]] gay prostitute who was found dead in a burning house in [[Catford]], London in April 1972.
	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.

Wessexman: burial and probate.

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burial and probate.

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	'''Maxwell Confait'''		'''Maxwell Confait'''

	[[Maxwell Confait]] was a [[~~transvestite~~]] gay prostitute who was found dead in a burning house in [[Catford]], London in April 1972.		[[Maxwell Confait]] was a [[trans]] gay prostitute who was found dead in a burning house in [[Catford]], London in April 1972.
	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
	Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution could be launched <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.		Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution could be launched <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>. Confait was buried on 2 August 1972 in Hither Green cemetery. His estate was valued at £2,205 <ref> Probate London 26 September 1972 </ref>.


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Wessexman: added category

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added category

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Wessexman: added 1980 re examination of the case

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added 1980 re examination of the case

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	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
			Re examination of the case in 1980 identified Douglas Franklin as the killer, but he committed suicide before any prosecution could be launched <ref> https://lewishamheritage.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-maxwell-confait-murder.html </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>.

Wessexman at 15:33, 25 April 2019

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	Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.		Three local youths were convicted of murdering Confait and setting fire to the house. However they were subsequently acquitted and the [[Home Secretary]] set up an enquiry under the chairmanship of Sir Henry Fisher to examine what happened in the case.
	Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.		Findings from the Fisher Enquiry were to have far reaching consequences, bringing changes to the way police dealt with suspects, and in particular youths and those whose mentally ability was in doubt <ref> Report of an inquiry into the circumstances leading to the trial of three persons on charges arising out of the death of Maxwell Confait and the fire at 27 Doggett Road, London SE6 (HMSO)(1977) </ref>.
	Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] in 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>.		Confait was born in the [[Seychelles]] on 20 December 1945. He was known to his friends as Michelle. He had convictions for [[importuning]] and had served a five month sentence for importuning in 1971 <ref> Price, Christopher and Caplan, Jonathan; The Confait Confessions; 1977; Marion Boyars Publications, London {{ISBN 0-7145-2565-0) </ref>.


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