Johnnie Butt

In A Murder is Announced, Johnnie Butt is the paperboy in Chipping Cleghorn. He fetched the newspapers from Mr Totman, the stationer.

His mother was the daily woman of Mrs Harmon, working there twice a week. She also worked for the Easterbrooks. His father was an atheist, but still went to church just to listen to the vicar's sermons.

His round

 * Colonel and Mrs Easterbrook - Times, Daily Graphic and Chipping Cleghorn Gazette.
 * Mrs Swettenham and Edmund - Times, Daily Worker and Chipping Cleghorn Gazette.
 * Miss Hinchcliffe and Miss Murgatroyd - Daily Telegraph, News Chronicle and Chipping Cleghorn Gazette.
 * Miss Blacklock - Daily Telegraph, Times, Daily Mail and Chipping Cleghorn Gazette.

Portrayals
In the BBC 1985 adaptation of the novel which formed part of the Miss Marple series, there is a newspaper boy at the beginning of the show but this part is not credited, nor is the boy named

In the ITV 2005 adaptation of the novel, Johnnie is also seen near the beginning of the show delivering papers. He is greeted as "Johnnie" by Philippa Haymes but the actor who played him is not credited.