Compact Murder

The Green Bicycle Murder


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In February 1921, Bella Wright, a young factory worker from Little Stretton, Leicestershire, was shot dead while cycling home along a quiet country lane. Her green bicycle was found beside her body, and a local man, Ronald Light, was arrested, tried, and ultimately acquitted of her murder.

The case gripped Britain. Witness sightings conflicted, forensic evidence was thin, and the central question refused to settle: was Bella Wright killed by a jealous former partner, or did the truth vanish with the man seen walking away from the scene?

In this episode, we examine what is known, what was claimed, and why the Green Bicycle Murder remains one of Britain's most contested rural killings.

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