Midlands News: 21.08.1967: Disappearance of Christine Darby

Summary

Disappearance of 7-year-old Christine Darby at Walsall; police search Cannock Chase, near Poppal Pool in Staffordshire.

Year:

1967

Duration:

0:04:23

Film type:

Black & White / Sound

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Aerial views of Cannock Chase. Police on the ground searching a wooded area. Reg Harcourt interview with Assistant Chief Constable Gerald Baumber of the West Midlands force who appeals for information, particularly from people who may be shielding the chief suspect. Views of police stopping motorists and a police press conference (mute). Mike Warman talks to Baumber about the search of Cannock Chase. Reg Harcourt piece to camera linking the disappearance of Christine Darby with that of Margaret Reynolds and Diane Tift whose bodies were found in 1966 (ending cuts abruptly).


Credits

No credits specified


Notes

Story number - 67-919, 67-920, 67-924, 67-925. All material for this day has been combined.