Confessed After 22 Years — The Victorian Murder That Refused to Stay Buried
News of the Times | Episode 539 | 1879
Step into the shadowy world of Victorian secrets, where murder doesn’t always stay in the past. In today’s chilling tale, we follow a crime that baffled the community for over two decades—until a sudden confession upends everything.

What drives a man to speak after 22 years of silence?
And what does justice look like after such a long delay?

This episode reveals the twists, suspicions, and strange silences surrounding a haunting case that simply wouldn’t let go. A richly layered mystery full of deception, rural whispers, and a guilt that proved impossible to bury.

But wait—there’s more...

🪶 Further Particulars:
In this week’s bizarre bonus tale from 1879, we meet a man, a suspiciously full tub of feathers, and 30 deeply traumatised geese.

Caught mid-moult — or so he claimed — the geese were found nearly naked, with feathers clearly yanked rather than shed.

The defendant offered a flurry of excuses: moulting geese, rogue dogs, and one particularly imaginative fib about a feather-stuffed bed arriving from London. None of them held water — or feathers, for that matter.

An absurd but oddly unforgettable glimpse into the weirder corners of Victorian animal cruelty cases.

🎧 Whether you're a true crime devotee, a lover of Victorian drama, or simply curious how one ends up headfirst in a moral tub, this episode is not to be missed.

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📚 Related cases from the archive: 
1878: Poisoner in the Family: The Dark Tale of Ellen Heesom |  EP491
https://youtu.be/dNzsOByqvGg
1879: The Curious Case of the Perryman Affair |  EP492
https://youtu.be/3gBKtzV_22g
1872: The Twisted Tale of Mrs Portbury |  EP499
https://youtu.be/OhyLhLfCpK0

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