Eric Vivian Tullett, known as Tom Tullett (1915 – December 1991) was a renowned British Crime Journalist. He adopted the name Tom when he joined a busy National News Desk as a Crime Reporter. He was a big man in every sense of the word, and was a much loved and respected figure in Fleet Street. One of the last investigative journalists of his day, he died in 1991.

Biography

He was formerly the Chief of the

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and was one of the best known crime reporters in

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. Prior to this he was a member of the British

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and investigated many major crimes in the UK. He therefore developed an intimate knowledge of London's

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Bibliography

* ''Portrait of a Bad Man''. (The Life and Death of Ronald Chesney, an International Smuggler and Murderer) * ''Murder Squad: Famous Cases of Scotland Yard's Murder Squad from Crippen to The Black Panther'' * ''Inside Interpol'' * ''Inside Dartmoor'' * ''Bernard Spilsbury: His Life and Cases'' (

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) – co-author with

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* ''No answer from Foxtrot Eleven'' (Murder of Police Officers). * ''Strictly Murder'' * ''Clues to Murder: Famous Forensic Murder Cases of

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J M Cameron''Most of bibliography and biography detail from ''Clues to Murder'', first published by Bodley Head and later published by Leisure Circle in 1986

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tullett, Tom 1915 births 1991 deaths British male journalists