# NZPA-AFP 1988: Researcher dies

> NZPA-AFP, 1988. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The Press, 12 November 1988, p. 10, carrying AFP: Lieutenant Robert McGowan, 22, found hanged…

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# Researcher dies

NZPA-AFP, 1988.

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

## What it's used for here

The Press, 12 November 1988, p. 10, carrying AFP: Lieutenant Robert McGowan, 22, found hanged at the Royal Military College of Science; notes Brittan and Peapell had both visited the US before their deaths. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Stuff Ltd).

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Dr John Brittan dies of exhaust fumes](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/events/EVT0DGGES14KWF0/dr-john-brittan-dies-of-exhaust-fumes)

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[Lt Robert McGowan found hanged at Shrivenham](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/events/EVT0DGGES150GDY/lt-robert-mcgowan-found-hanged-at-shrivenham)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

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NZPA-AFP (1988). Researcher dies. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19881112.2.68.6
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