On February 14th, 1945, 75-year-old farm worker, Charles Walton, was brutally murdered while working in some fields. His body had been pinned to the ground with his own pitchfork, his throat cut with his hedging blade, and the sign of a cross carved into his chest. As superstitious villagers shared rumors of witchcraft and ritual sacrifice, local police realised they were out of their depth and called for help from Scotland Yard. Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian was assigned to the case. The most famous detective of his time, Fabian found himself leading an investigation so frustrating and exasperating that it would remain one of the very few unsolved murders on his record — despite being confident he knew who killed Charles Walton.

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