# Simon Rogerson 1998: The mystery of the Marconi boffins

> Simon Rogerson, 1998. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. News Shopper (south-east London), 17 January 1998. Ten-year retrospective: Knight's…

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# The mystery of the Marconi boffins

Simon Rogerson, 1998.

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

## What it's used for here

News Shopper (south-east London), 17 January 1998. Ten-year retrospective: Knight's suicide verdict, Brigadier Peter Ferry (Marconi assistant marketing director, chairman of a NATO Industrial Advisory Group panel), "no fewer than 30" deaths 1982–91, Marconi blaming stress and other causes, MI5 files closed. Secondary; some errors (gives Sharif's death as April 1996).

## Cited by on this site 5 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)

EVT

[Roger Hill dies of a shotgun wound](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/events/EVT0DGGES14C4FX/roger-hill-dies-of-a-shotgun-wound)

EVT

[Trevor Knight found dead in his car](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/events/EVT0DGGES14R22T/trevor-knight-found-dead-in-his-car)

EVT

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

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

```
Simon Rogerson (1998). The mystery of the Marconi boffins. https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6518179.the-mystery-of-the-marconi-boffins/
```

[Find it at newsshopper.co.uk](https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6518179.the-mystery-of-the-marconi-boffins/)

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