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Black and white head-and-shoulders portrait of a man with short, dark hair wearing a light shirt and dark necktie.

Detective Sergeant F J Willis (Cambridge Collection)

206 Milton Road

History of 206 Milton Road

1925 Francis James Willis

Francis James Willis was the police sergeant murdered in King’s College by Douglas Newton Potts on 4th June 1930. He was buried at Haverhill Cemetary.

Black and white newspaper illustration from 1930 featuring multiple scenes, portraits, and captions depicting a crime story.

Illustrated Police News 12/6/1930.

A brief account of the incident can be found here. A more detailed account is in Alison Bruce’s Cambridgeshire Murders.

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