The First Modern Murder - The Jigsaw Murders

from Mums Mysteries & Murder · host Marti & Cheryl

Trigger warning: dismemberment is mentioned in this episode In 1935, in the town of Moffat, a young woman was out on a walk with her Mother and noticed a bundle wrapped in cloth, which on first glance looked like nothing much, but on further investigation, there were over 70 different body parts wrapped in cloth and newspaper scattered all around the area. Many historians describe it as one of the first truly modern forensic investigations. We also talk about what were watching - SO MUCH! The problem with changing your name to something difficult to pronounce & many, many penpal stories. Sources : The Book: Ruxton - The First Modern Murder by Tom Wood The Podcast Small Town Dicks did a series on this called Beyond Recognition BBC News Wikipedia Hosted & Researched by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl LesselsEdited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungleFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurderAnd we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode. Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

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