Skip to content
Sign inOpen the app
Artwork for Into The Fog with Peter Laws
Into The Fog with Peter Laws · January 30 · 46 min

66. Lower Quinton: The Village That Hid a Witch Murder?

Send us Fan Mail Video Version HERE In 1945, an elderly farm worker was found savagely killed on the slopes of Meon Hill. His body was pinned to the ground with his own pitchfork. Rumours spread that this was no ordinary murder, but a ritual killing rooted in old English witchcraft. In this episode, I investigate the chilling case now known as the Pitchfork Witch Murder: the killing of Charles Walton in the Warwickshire village of Lower Quinton. I’ll explore the original police files, local folklore about the "Black Dog" of Meon Hill, and the theories that have surrounded this case for decades – from witchcraft, ancient stone circles to occult sacrifice. We’ll also look at the role of the famous detective “Fabian of the Yard”, and ask why this brutal crime remains officially unsolved. For more on Peter Laws check out: www.patreon.com/peterlaws or www.peterlaws.co.uk

0:00-46:57
Play in podnod

transcript

No transcript — this publisher did not publish one.

show notes

Send us Fan Mail

Video Version HERE

In 1945, an elderly farm worker was found savagely killed on the slopes of Meon Hill. His body was pinned to the ground with his own pitchfork. Rumours spread that this was no ordinary murder, but a ritual killing rooted in old English witchcraft. In this episode, I investigate the chilling case now known as the Pitchfork Witch Murder: the killing of Charles Walton in the Warwickshire village of Lower Quinton. I’ll explore the original police files, local folklore about the "Black Dog" of Meon Hill, and the theories that have surrounded this case for decades – from witchcraft, ancient stone circles to occult sacrifice. We’ll also look at the role of the famous detective “Fabian of the Yard”, and ask why this brutal crime remains officially unsolved.

For more on Peter Laws check out:

www.patreon.com/peterlaws
or 
www.peterlaws.co.uk

links2

more episodes

All episodes