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 m ... Show More
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Charles Walton's body was found on haunted Meon Hill, England. Soon after, rumours of witchcraft began and combined with the area having a haunted reputation, this led to speculation that Charles had been murdered as part of a ritual. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thatchapte ... Show More
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Two years after the unidentified skeleton known as Bella was found in a hollow tree in Hagley Wood, a second bizarre murder struck the West Midlands. On February 14th, 1945, a 74-year-old Farmhand named Charles Walton was brutally slain in the nearby village of Lower Quinton. Sco ... Show More
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