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Woodcote

A Murder in Woodcote

18 March 2021

Woodcote, Wallingford

On 7 May 1839 the widow Fanny Phillips was found murdered in her bed, her life savings of £300 stolen. And her murderer nearly got away with it!

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Wychwood Way

Murder in Wychwood Forest

16 March 2021

Wychwood Forest, West Oxfordshire

"My neck is but very short now, perhaps it may be longer at midsummer!" - William James, who was hanged for the murder of gamekeeper James Millen in 1824.

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Divinity Road

A Murderous Student in Divinity Road

10 March 2021

Divinity Road, East Oxford

"One moonshiny night, as I sat high, Waiting for one to come by, The boughs did bend, my heart did ache, To see what hole the fox did make."

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Fulbrook

The Despicable Dunsdons of Fulbrook

3 March 2021

Fulbrook, Burford

The Dunsdon brothers of Fulbrook were once the most feared criminal gang in all of Wychwood, but they met their end due to a bungled burglary that resulted in a severed arm!

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