tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post5182529219123110746..comments2024-03-28T04:48:19.626-07:00Comments on Strange Company: The Flathers TragedyUndinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-78859428940441468272015-10-13T17:55:20.947-07:002015-10-13T17:55:20.947-07:00In most murder/suicides, the person with the gun a...In most murder/suicides, the person with the gun after killing their partner usually kill themselves with the same gun. It is very unusual for Arthur Flathers to go to the extra effort of walking to the railway, when the gun was close by.Graham Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182805428889776703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-33361574161581523112014-07-08T13:36:15.913-07:002014-07-08T13:36:15.913-07:00This story has haunted me a bit ever since I came ...This story has haunted me a bit ever since I came across it in the old papers. I agree that it's most likely that Arthur murdered his wife, but it's a bit chilling that no one who knew them saw any sign of such a thing coming. I too wondered if he somehow suddenly found out Nancy's child was not his, although from what we know of her that seems unlikely.<br /><br />All we'll ever know is that on that particular afternoon/evening when they were alone in the house, something very, very bad--and at least as far as Mrs. Flathers was concerned, something utterly unexpected--took place.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493712084606110971.post-17963480277467693732014-07-08T11:50:59.179-07:002014-07-08T11:50:59.179-07:00What a terrible event. The simplest explanation is...What a terrible event. The simplest explanation is, of course, murder/suicide perpetrated by the husband. Who knows what motive he may have had. Perhaps he discovered that the unborn child was not his. It's doubly bad that the baby suffered death, as well.John Bellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946140614088069665noreply@blogger.com