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Mrs. Gilmore

The wife of Bernard Gilmore, involved in family secrets.

minor

Also known as Mrs. Gilmore, Gilmore

Mrs. Gilmore shows up with force in Women, Politics & Murder. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Hysterical widow who suspects Cara Kenbrook of killing her husband Bernard Gilmore.

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In Women, Politics & Murder: Hysterical widow who suspects Cara Kenbrook of killing her husband Bernard Gilmore. Later, in III: Gilmore's…

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Women, Politics & Murder
Hysterical widow who suspects Cara Kenbrook of killing her husband Bernard Gilmore.
III
Gilmore's wife; mentioned as having confronted Cara Kenbrook and as a possible suspect.
IV
Confesses to following her husband Bernie on the night of his murder and hearing the fatal shot.
Chapter VI
Mentioned as the hysterical wife of the dead man, also near the crime scene.
Chapter VIII
Mentioned as a witness who heard the shot and saw nobody until reaching Pine Street.
II
Referred to as Mrs. Banbrock in the text; provides descriptions and lists of the missing girls.
Chapter III
Mentioned indirectly as part of the investigation context; not directly present in this chapter.
IV
Mrs. Banbrock; interviewed about Irma Correll's suicide and her stepdaughters' disappearance; admits to jealousy over Irma's past with her husband.
Chapter II
Referred to as Mrs. Lange; the woman who stabbed her husband Molloy and helped fabricate the alibi.

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