# NZPA-AAP 1988: Another defence scientist dies

> NZPA-AAP, 1988. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The Press, 27 August 1988, p. 10: Peter Ferry's death; the Guardian reported police treating…

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# Another defence scientist dies

NZPA-AAP, 1988.

**Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990** Article0

## What it's used for here

The Press, 27 August 1988, p. 10: Peter Ferry's death; the Guardian reported police treating it as suicide; Marconi under investigation for overpricing defence contracts; relatives at inquests spoke of stress and long hours. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Stuff Ltd).

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The list grew from three Marconi deaths to thirty, mostly from other employers](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/evidence/EVD0DGGCPGJB4M1/the-list-grew-from-three-marconi-deaths-to-thirty-mostly)

Evidence

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[Brigadier Peter Ferry found electrocuted](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/events/EVT0DGGES14RFTB/brigadier-peter-ferry-found-electrocuted)

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[The Marconi scientists' deaths, 1982–1990](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists)

The mystery article

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NZPA-AAP (1988). Another defence scientist dies. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19880827.2.85
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