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The ordeal of Philip Yale Drew;: A real life murder melodrama in three acts
The ordeal of Philip Yale Drew A real life murder melodrama in three acts Author:Richard Whittington-Egan An examination of the murder of Reading tobacconist, Alfred Oliver and the inquest into his death. Popular opinion was that the prime murder suspect was Philip Yale Drew, a flamboyant, eccentric actor but Whittington-Egan suggests that his hounding was the result of dubious evidence and motivation.