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A Yes, that's the place where they found the
body. Jack Miller - he's the man who was
murdered - is the owner. And it, um, only
opened 2 weeks ago.
M How ... how was he killed?
A They said on the radio he was shot.
M Oh, dear, that's terrible. So, um, er, you
probably know everyone who lives in the
village. Er, who do you think did it?
A Well, um, I shouldn't be saying this, but
do you know Barry Clark?
M Er, no ...
A He's Jack's business partner. Apparently
they had a big argument yesterday at the
Garden Centre.
M Oh. What were they arguing about?
A Money. Barry said Jack was stealing from
him. And you don't want to steal from
Barry Clark - he's a bit crazy, if you know
what I mean.
M Right.
A And then of course there's um ... Ellen,
Jack's wife. Last month she told me Jack
um wanted to leave her - you know, get
divorced.
M Oh, dear.
A Yes, she was very upset, obviously. Her
marriage is the only thing which makes
her happy. Especially after um ... after
what happened to their son.
M Er, why, what happened?
A Well, four years ago their son, Adam, was
sent to prison.
M Oh, no. What for?
A He robbed the local post office.
M So he's still in prison, then.
A No, he came out two weeks ago. And they
never found the money that was stolen.
M Hmm ... and I thought Yately was
a sleepy village where nothing ever
happened ...
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PRESENTER ... has promised more money
for schools in the coming year ... And I
hear that the Miller murder trial has just
ended. Here's our reporter, Alexander
Harris.
ALEXANDER Well, a few minutes ago 47-
year-old flower-shop owner, Alice White,
was found guilty of the murder of Yately
businessman, Jack Miller. During the
trial we heard how she broke into the
home of Mr Miller's business partner,
Barry Clark. She stole his gun and went
to the Yately Garden Centre, where Mr
Miller was working late. She shot him
once in the heart, killing him instantly,
and then left a single red rose on his body.
Then she returned to Mr Clark's house
and put the gun back.
P So how did the police catch her?
A They found a button near Mr Miller's body.
When a photo of the button appeared in
the evening paper, a local woman, Mary
Barnes, immediately called the police.
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the morning after the murder and noticed
A JULIET Oh, by the way, do you remember
that a button was missing from her coat.
Charlotte? You know, from the yoga
The police visited Mrs White's home
and found the coat, with the button still course we did together in Thailand?
missing. CAROL Yes, of course.
P And why did she murder Mr Miller? J She's just had twins!
C Has she? What did she have?
A Well, during the trial we heard that Mrs
White's flower shop was losing business J Two girls.
to the new Garden Centre. She thought C Oh, that's nice. Well, next time you see
that if she killed Mr Miller and his her, give her my love.
business partner was arrested, the Garden J I will. Anyway, I've got to go. I'll see you
Centre would have to close. on Saturday. Bye.
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Miller murder trial. And now sport. B BEN Morning.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have beaten MATT Hi, Ben. How's everything going?
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industry over one billion po·unds a year. 2 A My brother doesn't eat meat.
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when his wallet was returned to him. Mr B Aren't you? (I)
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seat of his 1946 Hudson car. It was found
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by two men from Idaho who collect classic B Haven't you? (NI)
cars. The wallet contained Mr Goodlove's
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military ID, his driving licence, several
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