tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post5091211997589303516..comments2023-06-30T01:39:28.918-07:00Comments on B.C. Policy Perspectives: Who Killed Betty Belshaw? Mark Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-85616382851836107562016-09-22T13:55:32.668-07:002016-09-22T13:55:32.668-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mark Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-4192325980936057522016-09-22T00:21:28.904-07:002016-09-22T00:21:28.904-07:00It's interesting for me that this case still s...It's interesting for me that this case still strikes a discord with those who were personally connected to either Betty or Cyril in some way at the time.<br />My fascination arose as a result of my family history research - Betty was my father's cousin. I have read the book on the case at least twice now and concluded that Cyril had no reason to behave in the way he did, unless he was guilty.<br />I'm not sure that anyone ever "gets away" with something like this - I'd like to think he still wakes up some nights thinking about that day. You'd have to be a pretty sad individual not to.<br />I do feel sad for his children though - even if they believe he is innocent it must be hard suspecting that your own family believe otherwise. That's a weight they don't deserve, but again highlights the miserable selfishness of the man.<br />My thanks to those who still express an affection for Betty, even after all these years.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861649698308939486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-33250004120541387812016-09-21T23:59:09.764-07:002016-09-21T23:59:09.764-07:00Laura--thank you for insightful and poignant comme...<br />Laura--thank you for insightful and poignant comment. Why would he do it? Sexual and financial freedom, or just plain selfishness is the 'rational' explanation. But I think he just dwelled on it a lot and wanted to do it. Very likely he was thinking about it the very moment you entered that room. Mark Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-1576112596563872882016-09-01T08:51:47.190-07:002016-09-01T08:51:47.190-07:00Last night I attended Othello at Bard on the Beach...Last night I attended Othello at Bard on the Beach - a play I studied in Mrs. Belshaw's UBC English class in 1977. She was a passionate teacher who loved literature. She had a tradition of inviting her History of English literature class to her home at Christmas time to read a Shakespeare play. I just loved her! When at her lovely home, I asked to make a phone call as the evening was going on later than I thought and wanted to phone home to say I would be late. I was told where to find the phone (no cell phones then) and I entered a very dim room. Sitting in the corner of this fairly large room was Mr. Belshaw. He didn't say a word and I was quite disturbed by his presence - just so odd to be sitting alone in a dark room. I remember it - kind of the shock of it - almost 40 years later. I was very upset with the news of Mrs. Belshaw's death and immediately came to my own conclusion as to who murdered her - even before the arrest of Mr. Belshaw. Mrs. Belshaw would have loved Bard on the Beach productions. I wish I could tell her how her enthusiasm for English literature affects me to this day. Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-22106913870567920972015-10-03T09:45:38.166-07:002015-10-03T09:45:38.166-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.mfduranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06290516789892686683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-41479604692378199522015-08-04T16:29:20.052-07:002015-08-04T16:29:20.052-07:00I think in evaluating the reliability of statement...I think in evaluating the reliability of statements people make it is important to consider their character. Unfortunately Cyril Belshaw was a liar and a cheat. It's hard to fathom why he would have falsified the dental records, given that the body was found in Switzerland but that Betty had gone missing in Paris. What made him think this could have been her? Cyril is now 93 I think, so very soon he will be face to face with Betty. Won't that be an interesting conversation!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861649698308939486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-43317515396754530272014-04-20T13:50:16.702-07:002014-04-20T13:50:16.702-07:00Interesting to get comments from three people with...<br />Interesting to get comments from three people with some intimate knowledge of the case and the principals. Worthy of a CBC mini-series, though it would be excruciating for the Belshaws. I wonder what kind of private conversations Cyril & Betty's children have, if any, about this case?Mark Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-19596942198771202702014-04-17T18:31:29.772-07:002014-04-17T18:31:29.772-07:00I was a research assistant for ubc in 2002. As an ...I was a research assistant for ubc in 2002. As an anthropologist, I happily worked for cyril and knew about his wife's murder. And quickly reached the same conclusion as the two other commentators having entered the situation with a completely open mind and naieve perspective. Which is why I've been searching today...I'm still disturbed about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-44048881596760541482014-02-01T19:33:06.941-08:002014-02-01T19:33:06.941-08:00former rcmp officer involved in the case. their is...former rcmp officer involved in the case. their is no doubt in my mind who committed this murder unfortunately the judicial system worked in his favourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-31383531495419301182013-08-25T15:44:44.004-07:002013-08-25T15:44:44.004-07:00having known all the principals in this case, I ne...having known all the principals in this case, I never had much doubt about who done it. But. of course if there were a way of getting DNA evidence at this late date, that would be great.werner cohnnoreply@blogger.com