you're the mother of eileen gibson? yes. i'm very proud to be the mother of eileen gibson.le of her life, how was her health? excellent. she was one of the finest types of english womanhood. physically, mentally and morally. in december 1916, did you hear that she had been taken ill? never. did you know your daughter was going about with several men in johannesburg? my daughter was not going about with men. she was not interested in men. her career was her life. did you know that she was telling everybody that she was pregnant? my daughter was not pregnant. the account of gay gibson's character as described by her own mother simply doesn't fit with what other witnesses from the time have said. it does seem that most people were aware of her having some form of a problem. and there might be one way that we can definitely find out. within the police files saved by the hampshire police society from destruction, there is an item that actually belonged to gay. her hair brush. and on it, some very obvious strands of hair. could these hold genetic information about her health? aft

deck steward on the liner durban castle, was today charged with murder on the high seas of miss eileen gay gibson, the actress who disappeared from the ship during a voyage from south africa to britain. in other news, the shortage of water continues following the long dry spell... it was here at winchester‘s great hall in march of 1948 that one of the 20th century's most sensational murder trials took place. it had everything you would expect to find in an agatha christie novel. a dashing steward, a beautiful actress, a death on the high seas. but no body. the steward was charged with murdering the 21—year—old actress and pushing her out of the porthole. no trace of her body was ever found. and now, for the first time, we have unprecedented access to the actual case files for the investigation. and we can reveal evidence unheard at the trial.