While in custody, Blore pretended to be sympathetic, assuring that he would be released with a warning and advising him to be more discreet, claiming other officers would be less forgiving about his sexuality.
As James thanked him, Blore dropped the act and brutally beat him to death.
Blore covered up the murder by claiming he was drunk and choked on his own vomit. Rampant homophobia and corruption within the force ensured no one questioned the story. Landor’s mother was denied the chance to see his body and say her final goodbye.
Years later, Landor was posthumously avenged when Lawrence Wargrave, under the alias U.N. Owen, lured Blore to Soldier Island, where Blore was tormented and killed by the former judge.
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