▁that ▁year , ▁it ▁was ▁extended ▁from ▁Lud low ▁F alls ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁western ▁termin us . ▁ ▁Major ▁inter sections ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ 0 5 5 ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Miami ▁County , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Transport ation ▁in ▁Champ aign ▁County , ▁Ohio <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁Edward ▁V ick ers ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 1 9 6 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁mystery ▁writer ▁better ▁known ▁under ▁his ▁pen ▁name ▁Roy ▁V ick ers , ▁but ▁used ▁also ▁the ▁pseud onym s ▁Roy ▁C . ▁V ick ers , ▁David ▁Dur ham , ▁Se ft on ▁K yle , ▁and ▁John ▁Sp encer . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁crime ▁nov els ▁and ▁ 8 0 ▁short ▁stories . ▁V ick ers ▁is ▁now ▁remembered ▁mostly ▁for ▁his ▁att ribution ▁to ▁Scotland ▁Y ard ▁of ▁a ▁Department ▁of ▁Dead ▁End s , ▁special ized ▁in ▁solving ▁old , ▁sometimes ▁long - f org ot ten ▁cases , ▁mostly ▁by ▁chance ▁enc oun ters ▁of ▁odd ▁bits ▁of ▁strange ▁and ▁apparently ▁dis connected ▁evidence . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Char ter house ▁School , ▁and ▁left ▁Bras en ose ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁without ▁a ▁degree . ▁For ▁some ▁time ▁he ▁studied ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁Middle ▁Temple , ▁but ▁never ▁pract iced . ▁He ▁married ▁Mary ▁Van ▁Ross em ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁one ▁son . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁as ▁a ▁court ▁rep orter ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁magazine ▁editor