• 130-Year-Old UK Murder Case Finally Closed
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[URL]http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43653402/ns/world_news-europe/[/URL] [QUOTE]A skull dug up in a backyard garden has solved a 130-year-old mystery surrounding the murder of a wealthy London widow. Julia Thomas was murdered by her maid in 1879, but her head was never found, preventing a formal identification of the corpse. The case was dubbed the "Barnes mystery" by the Victorians. In October — more than a century after the murder — excavators discovered a skull in nature documentary maker David Attenborough's back garden. He lives near where Thomas was slain. Reviewing records of the murder and census records, and using radiocarbon testing, detectives connected the skull with the murder case. West London Coroner Alison Thompson ruled Tuesday that the skull belonged to Thomas. She said that Thomas was unlawfully killed and that the cause of death was asphyxiation and head injury. "This is a fascinating case and a good example of how good old-fashioned detective work, historical records and technological advances came together to solve the 'Barnes mystery,'" said Chief Superintendent Clive Chalk. [/QUOTE]
Let's go find that maid's remains and punish them! [img]http://fi.somethingawful.com/images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Its cool that that case is closed and all... but after... one generation, who cares?
[QUOTE=J!NX;30956320]Its cool that that case is closed and all... but after... one generation, who cares?[/QUOTE] 5 generations?
IMO there's more of a mystery to me of how they can call a decapitation just a simple "head injury".....................................
David Attenborough is a hard mother fucker. He's put bodies in da ground.
talk about cold cases
[QUOTE=J!NX;30956320]Its cool that that case is closed and all... but after... one generation, who cares?[/QUOTE] You mean a century?
I find it interesting that they can close cases after such a long time. It wouldn't normally be easy to close a case that cold.
Personally I believe it was a plan set up by the Attenborough's. Its a conspiracy i tell you!
[QUOTE=Blade_Raider;30956460]IMO there's more of a mystery to me of how they can call a decapitation just a simple "head injury".....................................[/QUOTE] death by head injury and then the head was decapitated?
Look on the bright side... at least that gives the possibility of finding Madeleine McCann one day...
Reminds me of Cold Case.
[QUOTE=Matrix374;30965133]death by head injury and then the head was decapitated?[/QUOTE] Death by head injury and then the head had its head lopped off?
[QUOTE=Blade_Raider;30956460]IMO there's more of a mystery to me of how they can call a decapitation just a simple "head injury".....................................[/QUOTE] Yeah, if anything it would be a flesh wound.
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