2. The Body in the Chalkpit
Nick Ross reviews a 1946 case of a body with a noose around the neck. Could forensics prove it was murder? Stars Keith Drinkel.
True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats.
Another murder case featuring Dr Keith Simpson, the celebrated pathologist.
In 1946, a man's body was discovered lying in a shallow trench, a noose around his neck.
Was it suicide by hanging?
If so, how did the body come to be found in a Surrey chalk pit..?
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV's Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross reviews the case and the forensic evidence.
Written by Rib Davis.
Dr Keith Simpson .... Keith Drinkel
Dr Eric Gardner .... Stephen Thorne
Thomas Ley .... Barry J Gordon
With:
Jonathan Adams
Philip Anthony
Geraldine Fitzgerald
John Fleming
Matthew Morgan
Katherine Parr
John Webb
Producer: Fiona McLean
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 1993.
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- Tue 23 Jan 2024 21:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra