Albert George Hall - child killer.
Albert George Hall - child killer. 48 year old Albert Hall was the caretaker at the Park Congregational Church in Lister Lane Halifax. He had taken the position on Monday the 10th of August 1953 and two days later 6 year old Mary Clare Hackett went missing. The crypt of the church was searched early in the hunt for Mary and Hall was co-operative with the police, even making cups of tea for them. 12 days after Mary disappeared the police made a public appeal for key holders of empty properties to allow them to be searched. The crypt was also searched a second time. On the 28th of August Scotland Yard detectives, Superintendent John Ball and Sgt. Dennis Hawkins arrived from London to assist. The crypt was once again searched and Hall was his usual friendly co-operative self. Ball found nothing but noted two tins of paint without lids and suggested to Hall that he should put the lids on to prevent the paint drying out. Also, there was some disused furniture over the spot where Mar