# Peter Huck 1988: The Baffling Case of the Dead Scientists

> Peter Huck, 1988. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Australian Financial Review, 2 December 1988. Opens with Alistair Beckham, 50, Plessey…

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# The Baffling Case of the Dead Scientists

Peter Huck, 1988.

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

## What it's used for here

Australian Financial Review, 2 December 1988. Opens with Alistair Beckham, 50, Plessey Defence Systems software engineer for 15 years, found electrocuted in his shed at Woking on 28 August 1988. Secondary, contemporary (paywalled; snapshot kept).

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Alistair Beckham found electrocuted in his shed](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/events/EVT0DGGES151E1H/alistair-beckham-found-electrocuted-in-his-shed)

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

```
Peter Huck (1988). The Baffling Case of the Dead Scientists. https://www.afr.com/politics/the-baffling-case-of-the-dead-scientists-19881202-j8ity
```

[Find it at afr.com](https://www.afr.com/politics/the-baffling-case-of-the-dead-scientists-19881202-j8ity)

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