Hectorina Mackay Maclennan
With March this year, 2023, came the seventieth anniversary of the death of Hectorina Mackay Maclennan, who occupies the only marked grave in existence for any of Christie’s six victims.
Relentlessly disparaged and misrepresented as having been a prostitute – she was not – by those to whom truth is evidently either inconvenient or simply unimportant.
She occupies the modest plot, with two other contemporary burials, at HD298 in Gunnersbury Cemetery, West London. Noted only as ‘aged 27 years’ as the precise date of death was unknown.
Nearby, but in unmarked graves, lie the remains of Rita Nelson and Kathleen Maloney who were Christie’s previous two victims earlier in 1953.
May they, and all the other casualties in this dark story, rest in eternal peace.
Hi,
Muriel Amelia Eady was a cousin, family have since passed, would you know the whereabouts of Muriel’s grave?
Hello Liam,
Thank you for the posted comment. Despite asking Dr Jonathan Oates, two other researchers (and from my own knowledge) it hasn’t been possible to determine the location of Muriel’s grave. The most obvious place would be Gunnersbury Cemetery but, whilst some of the victims are known to be buried there, Muriel’s name is not found. If more information should come to light, it would be a good addition to the book and I’ll also make a note here in the blog.
Sorry not to be able to assist more at the present time.
Best regards,
John