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	* Birdy Edwards was a Pinkerton detective who infiltrated [[The Scowrers]] ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|3995}}).		* Birdy Edwards was a Pinkerton detective who infiltrated [[The Scowrers]] ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|3995}}).

			* He was married twice : to [[Ettie Shafter]] he wed in Chicago who died in California ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|4048}}), and to [[Ivy Douglas]] in England ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|4069}}).

	* He entered the coal valley under the McMurdo identity and embeds himself locally ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|2017}}).		* He entered the coal valley under the McMurdo identity and embeds himself locally ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|2017}}).
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	* Afterward, he was hunted for years and repeatedly changed identity, becoming "Douglas" and then "John Douglas" in England ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|4066}}).		* Afterward, he was hunted for years and repeatedly changed identity, becoming "Douglas" and then "John Douglas" in England ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|4066}}).

			* He was lost overboard in gale off St Helena. No one knows how accident occurred ([[VALL]] {{refcanon\|VALL\|4096}}).

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	[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Birdy Edwards (~~as McMurdo on the~~ right) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Birdy Edwards (right) with Ted Baldwin (left) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]

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	[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the ~~left~~) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the right) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]

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	[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|right\|Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the left) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|right\|Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the left) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]

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TCDE-Team: Created page with "Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the left) ([[The Strand Magazine, february 1915)]] Fictional character. == In the Sherlock Holmes stories == aka John McMurdo
aka Jack McMurdo
aka John Douglas * Birdy Edwards was a Pinkerton detective who infiltrated The Scowrers (VALL {{refcanon|VALL|3995}}). * He entered the coal valley under the McMurdo identity and embeds himself locally..."

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Created page with "thumb|250px|right|Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the left) ([[The Strand Magazine, february 1915)]] Fictional character. == In the Sherlock Holmes stories == aka John McMurdo<br />aka Jack McMurdo<br />aka John Douglas * Birdy Edwards was a Pinkerton detective who infiltrated The Scowrers (VALL {{refcanon|VALL|3995}}). * He entered the coal valley under the McMurdo identity and embeds himself locally..."

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[[File:The-strand-magazine-1915-02-p180-181-vall-illu.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Birdy Edwards (as McMurdo on the left) ([[The Strand Magazine]], february 1915)]]

Fictional character.

== In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==

aka John McMurdo<br />aka Jack McMurdo<br />aka John Douglas

* Birdy Edwards was a Pinkerton detective who infiltrated [[The Scowrers]] ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|3995}}).

* He entered the coal valley under the McMurdo identity and embeds himself locally ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|2017}}).

* He won the gang's confidence by acting the part, saloon life, fights, bravado... ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|2635}}).

* He was initiated into Lodge 341 and accepts its discipline to maintain cover ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|2752}}).

* He participated enough to remain credible, while trying to limit harm when he can ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|4023}}).

* He manipulated Lodge leadership into a controlled ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|3739}}).

* He sprang the trap and reveals himself, with armed support surrounding the house ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|3996}}).

* He stated he will appear in court against them ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|3991}}).

* His testimony helped destroy [[The Scowrers]] and lead to executions/imprisonments ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|4052}}).

* Afterward, he was hunted for years and repeatedly changed identity, becoming "Douglas" and then "John Douglas" in England ([[VALL]] {{refcanon|VALL|4066}}).

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[[Category:Characters (all stories)|Edwards, Birdy]]
[[Category:Characters (Sherlock Holmes stories)|Edwards, Birdy]]