Who would have thought that a ghastly murder of an elderly
couple in Peover, Cheshire in 1840 would hold a clue on a Thomas Palin that died in New
York and a new cousin connection!
In the write-up in the newspaper regarding the murder of elderly
Mr. and Mrs. Cook, the authorities questioned nephew Thomas Palin on where he
was at the time of the murder. He was there
for a visit the Sunday before with his aunt and uncle and had a lovely dinner
and then supposedly went home. Or did
he?