Rupert Furneaux


Rupert Kenneth Furneaux was a British writer who wrote many books on mysteries, murder trials and true crime.

Biography

Rupert Furneaux was educated at Eastbourne College. He spent seven years investigating the mystery of Oak Island and published his conclusions in 1972. His book on the eruption of Krakatoa received a favourable review from Eric Shipton.
Furneaux researched cases of true crime and his books on criminology were well received by academics. His research on Guenther Podola was described as a "fascinating reading and is a valuable addition to the studies of those criminal cases in which important psychiatric problems have been raised."
His great-great-great grandfather was the navigator Tobias Furneaux. In 1960 he authored a biography of Tobias.
Furneaux was a golfer, he had been the County Champion of Sussex.

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