SinisterCrimes

Suspect

Richard Gorges

Born
1876
Died
1944, aged about 68
Record
Wikidata Q21055089 · Wikipedia

Suspect in The Irish Crown Jewels

Army officer named by Hobson as Shackleton's accomplice; never charged over the jewels. Convicted in 1915 of killing a police officer in London.

1907–1908 · Office of Arms, Dublin Castle · Unsolved

Days before a royal visit in July 1907, the diamond regalia of the Order of St Patrick vanished from a safe in Dublin Castle. They have never been found. Read the case.