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Intricate Suicide or Murder? The Mystery of Neil Dovestone

The case of Neil Dovestone remains one of the most intriguing mysteries of modern British history, and the details are as confusing as they are tragic. What drove this elderly man to travel 4,000 miles to seemingly commit suicide on Saddleworth?

Both of them were hurt by people, both of them physically and sexually abused, both of them hurt people, Beth however didn’t kill, but still they both had the same patterns at least a little.

All who died at the Romanov execution:

The Romanovs were the last royal family in Russian history. After stepping down as ruler, Nicholas II, his family, and all those who chose to stay with the family were placed under house arrest.

On the night of July 17, 1918 the family and servants there taken to the basement of the Alexander Palace. They were informed they would be taken to a safer location. Once in the basement, they were informed they were going to be executed.

After the execution their bodies were stripped, mutilated, burned, and then buried in a field in the Koptyaki forest.

All those executed:

The Royal Family:

Tsar Nikolay Alexandrovich Romanov

Tsarina Alix Viktoria Helene Luise Beatrix

Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna Romanova

Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna Romanova

Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaevna Romanova

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova

Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov

However, there is one part of the execution very little know. The Romanovs were not the only ones killed on the night of July 17, 1918. There were people who met this fate, because they chose to stay with the royal family while they were under house arrest.

These victims are hardly talked about, and very few even know about them at all.

The forgotten victims:

Ivan Kharitonov, a cook for the Romanov family.

Alexei Trupp, a footman in the Romanov household

Anna Demidova, a maid who served mostly for Alexandra

Eugene Botkin, a court physician.