Evidence · Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990
Open verdict on Peapell; police made no further inquiries
Peapell was found under his car with the engine running and the garage door shut; the inquest returned an open verdict and Thames Valley Police said no further inquiries were going on. His wife said he was happy, and the MoD said his work was an unclassified open-literature study.
What it means
Key questionWhich of the deaths remain unexplained after their inquests, and what would settle each one?
No evidence yet
No evidence yetunchanged
Part of itHow did Peter Peapell die under his car in his garage on 22 February 1987?
No evidence yet
No evidence yetunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onSelf-inflicted carbon monoxide poisoning
Bears onnone for, none against
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
What it implies
- Neither intent nor another person's involvement was proved; the claim that the position was impossible alone is unsourced.For: How did Peter Peapell die under his car in his garage on 22 February 1987?
Next steps 2
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Peapell inquest
Could shiftFair odds
32score
Details
Find Oxfordshire coroner or Oxford Mail coverage of Peter Peapell's 1987 inquest.
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Find the Oxfordshire inquest report on Peapell (spring 1987)
Could shiftFair odds~3 h
On: How did Peter Peapell die under his car in his garage on 22 February 1987?Set by this evidence
23score
Details
Oxford Mail / Swindon Advertiser coverage of the inquest would give the pathology and any police reconstruction of how he came to lie under the car.
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 3
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Open verdict on Peapell; police made no further inquiries [Evidence EVD0DGGD72K1WS4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DGGD72K1WS4
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