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Murders in County Durham
News of the Times Episode 53 | 1840
Our first case of 1884 involves the actual stoning to death of Sergeant Smith in the tightly-knit colliery town of Butterknowle.  There has been bad blood between Sergeant Smith and one of the local lads.  Three young men are quickly picked up as suspects.  The case itself was difficult – who had actually killed Sgt Smith?  And would the community band with boys or look to see justice done?  An interesting case with a very surprising ending.
Our second case from 1928 involves the shocking finding of a hand sticking up from the ground by a woman looking to collect some soil to re-pot her plant.  Mr and Mrs Kirby are found buried – the autopsy reveals that they were both buried alive.  The culprit is someone surprisingly close to home.
Two shocking cases of murder in County Durham is today’s episode of Frightful Fridays.
Hosted by Robin Coles.

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Information about the Larp we attended can be found here:
https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Main_Page

And some other Larp based podcasts if this has only wet your whistle:
The Larp Noobs - https://open.spotify.com/show/2aZOOHzq7JGs7TOxSQXhdQ?si=b9c1ce4bb9674be6
2 Have & 2 Role - https://open.spotify.com/show/01FnKJCvj9R9zIuhN6LIvs?si=46e3e2ac1dab4a99
Larps and Tarps - https://open.spotify.com/show/7MSwC79TytMxEWlM7hgFuO?si=608ff7823c2e417b

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Information about the Larp we attended can be found here:
https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/empire-wiki/Main_Page

And some other Larp based podcasts if this has only wet your whistle:
The Larp Noobs - https://open.spotify.com/show/2aZOOHzq7JGs7TOxSQXhdQ?si=b9c1ce4bb9674be6
2 Have & 2 Role - https://open.spotify.com/show/01FnKJCvj9R9zIuhN6LIvs?si=46e3e2ac1dab4a99
Larps and Tarps - https://open.spotify.com/show/7MSwC79TytMxEWlM7hgFuO?si=608ff7823c2e417b

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