The Police Investigation
The investigation was taken over from Eastbourne police on 17 August by two officers from the Metropolitan Police's Murder Squad. The senior officer, Detective Superintendent Herbert Hannam of Scotland Yard was known for having solved the infamous Teddington Towpath Murders in 1953. He was assisted by Detective Sergeant Charles Hewett. The investigation decided to focus on cases from 1946 to 1956 only. Of the 310 death certificates examined by Home Office pathologist Francis Camps, 163 were deemed to be suspicious. Many had been given "special injections" of substances Adams refused to describe to the nurses caring for his patients. It emerged that his habit was to ask the nurses to leave the room before injections were given. He would also isolate patients from their relatives, hindering contact between them.
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