Halloween Week: The Witchcraft Murder of Charles Walton

Podcast: Wicked and Grim: A True Crime Podcast · Ben Gibson

Opublikowano: 2026-10-31

In the quiet English village of Lower Quinton, ancient tales of witchcraft, curses, and phantom black dogs had haunted the surrounding countryside for generations. But on Valentine's Day in 1945, those dark legends took on a terrifying new significance when 74 year old Charles Walton was discovered brutally murdered on the slopes of Meon Hill, his throat slashed and his body pinned to the earth with a pitchfork. As Scotland Yard descended upon the village, whispers began to spread that Charles had been accused of practising witchcraft and that his death bore the markings of an ancient pagan ritual. What followed...