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Nov 2025
45m 16s

CRIMES: The Murder of Charles Walton

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In 1945, the quiet village of Lower Quinton, England, was rocked by a brutal killing. Seventy-four-year-old Charles Walton was found dead in a field — pinned to the ground with his own pitchfork, his body marked in what looked like ritual sacrifice. Was it a crime of passion… or something darker? Join Vanessa Richardson as she investigates one of Britain’s ... Show More
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