News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
Robin Coles
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Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne Walker’s Ghost | A Notorious November Episode News of the Times | Episode 579 | 1631 In 1630s County Durham, the dead didn’t just whisper… they testified. This is the gothic true crime story of Anne Walker — a young servant girl who vanished, only for her ghost to return, describe her murder, name her killers, and send shockwaves through a superstitious society. Incredibly, the courts listened. And a conviction followed. In an era before fingerpr...
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Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne Walker’s Ghost | A Notorious November Episode News of the Times | Episode 579 | 1631 In 1630s County Durham, the dead didn’t just whisper… they testified. This is the gothic true crime story of Anne Walker — a young servant girl who vanished, only for her ghost to return, describe her murder, name her killers, and send shockwaves through a superstitious society. Incredibly, the courts listened. And a conviction followed. In an era before fingerpr...
Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law
News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
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Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law
Too Drunk to Hang? The Brutal 1909 Murder That Changed British Law News of the Times | Episode 572 |1909 In this gripping true crime episode, we head to the shadowy backstreets of Edwardian Leeds to uncover the harrowing case of Thomas Mead, a gasworker whose drunken, brutal attack on his partner Clara Howell shocked the nation — and forever altered British legal history. When Mead claimed he was “too drunk to form intent,” the courts were faced with a pressing question: can murder be...
News of the Times - Unlocking the vaults of historical crime
Spectral Evidence: The Chilling Case of Anne Walker’s Ghost | A Notorious November Episode News of the Times | Episode 579 | 1631 In 1630s County Durham, the dead didn’t just whisper… they testified. This is the gothic true crime story of Anne Walker — a young servant girl who vanished, only for her ghost to return, describe her murder, name her killers, and send shockwaves through a superstitious society. Incredibly, the courts listened. And a conviction followed. In an era before fingerpr...
