Phillip Nickson

Nothing bad or anything, but just very hectic, and so I'm struggling a little to keep up with schedules and things. I'm hoping to be back on track with the episodes and posts from this month, but apologies if I seem a little all over the place. It also explains some of the shorter episodes I've been posting recently, just like today's for example. I do have some longer episodes in the works and have lots of research done, so we should be back to normal soon. So please stay with me.

I'm not going anywhere today. We're going to be covering the murder of thirty two year old Philip Nixon in Stoke, Newington in London in nineteen eighty five. I came across this case while reviewing Crime Watch cases that remained unsolved,

and I was completely perplexed by it. There is very little information about this case, however, it appears to have been completely forgotten by time, and as many of you regular listeners know, those are the cases that I'm always interested in covering and hope to bring them back into the light. This episode contains some descriptions of violence, so listener discretion is always advised. Stone Newington is an area in the London borough of Hackney, located around five miles

from central London. It's a residential and diverse area, with many people commuting into central London for work due to the proximity. Thirty two year old Philip Nixon lived on Petherton Road in Stoke Newington and worked as a civil servant. There has been very little reported about Philip's life and what he did in his job. However, it was known that on November sixth, nineteen eighty five, he had taken

the day off from work. He had attended a fireworks party the evening before and had decided to take the day off following it. At around five pm, he left his home to go and do some shopping. The route that Philip took that day was established. After leaving his home, he walked down Ferntower Road and visited his local grocer, where he proceeded to do his shopping. There was nothing unusual about this, and it was something that he was known to do on a regular basis, and it was

a place he always went to. After leaving the grocer, Philip decided not to go straight home and instead went down Newington Green Road, heading in the direction of the railway bridge. It was known that he reached the railway bridge. However, this was as far as Philip got on his journey. A passing motorist who was traveling along this route along the railway bridge would later encounter Philip Nixon. He was lying prone on the pavement on his back, with his

bag of shopping strewn next to him. He was clear to the motorists that he was injured, and they acted quickly by placing Philip into their car and taking him to Whittington Hospital. Despite this person's quick thinking and good Samaritan behavior, Philip was pronounced dead on arrival. What had possibly happened to him after he bought his shopping and began walking down the road. Nothing prior to this indicated there was anything amiss, and he was only thirty two

years old. The case became extremely strange when it was discovered that Philip had died from a violent blow to his head. This violent blow had caused his death. How this had happened, though, seemed somewhat incomprehensible, given that prior to around five twenty five pm, he had been simply out to do his shopping, and there was also another fact he had died on a busy main road where

many people passed through on their way to London. If he had been attacked while walking, surely someone had seen it. This seemed to be a complete mystery, and they could find no evidence as to what had happened to Philip that evening or why. If this had been a random attack, where had the perpetrator disappeared to after that? Where they still a danger to people in the community. A crime watch reconstruction was made in the hope that someone would

come forward with information. In particular, they were interested in the many people who would have passed Philip as they drove or walked on New into Green Road. Who was speculated that hundreds of people may have passed by him that evening while he was lying on the ground that these passers by may have just assumed that perhaps he was drunk and simply ignored him. This is, of course, in hindsight, a tragic idea, given that we know he'd

suffered a brutal injury. The sharp crime watch segment seems to be the only piece of information that exists about Philip's case, and I can find no updates as to if anything was found out after this. I have scoured newspaper archives and found no reference to his death at all, and no references to an investigation having been conducted by the police. This seems very odd given that the cause of death has been described as a violent blow to

the head. This somewhat indicates that he was attacked in the street by someone. It seems there are no witnesses, evidence, or any suspects that have ever been found, and so the case from the outside anyway, seems to have gone cold. According to a link on the Unsolved Murder's website, which has provided some information as well as the crime Watch segment, Philip's mother did send a memorial notice into the newspaper

for him. It reads, in loving memory of my dear son killed by one as yet unknown on the streets of London, sixth of November nineteen eighty five. Only one to all the world, but all the world to me. He lives forever in my heart, loving mother and family. This absolutely breaks my heart as it appears that little was done in the case to locate who committed this,

and there was certainly little evidence to go on. Police may of course have been involved in this case, it just might not have been published or be easy to find, but from my research very little exists. I would love to know more about this case and more about Philip, so if anyone does know any more about it, please do get in touch. If you do have vital information, please pass this on to police at one oh one or at crime Stoppers on eight hundred five five five

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