Courtney Davies, a ruthless crime figure shaped by childhood trauma, was brutally murdered in the Forest of Dean—stabbed 72 times and set on fire. His life of violence and paranoia had created many enemies, yet the police quickly zeroed in on Malcolm Martin, a deaf-mute man who had long been in Davies’s shadow. Exploited for his silence, Malcolm was charged with the crime despite inconsistencies in the evidence and his alibi. As the trial unfolded, doubts surfaced about his guilt, suggesting Davies’s true killer might still be at large. The case remains a haunting mystery, with the forest holding its secrets.