1: The Man On The Moor

Oddity

Jul 05, 2017•20 min•Ep. 1

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Episode description

On Monday 12th December 2015, the body of a man was found on Saddleworth Moor. In his pockets were £130 in £10 notes, some train tickets, and an empty medicine bottle. Despite attempts to identify him, his name would remain a mystery for over a year...

Sources and further reading:

Body On The Moor, BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-e8c6cbab-da44-4a3c-8f9b-c4fccd53dd24

Who Was Neil Dovestone?, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/14/mystery-saddleworth-moor-who-was-neil-dovestone

Body On The Moor, The Afterword: http://theafterword.co.uk/body-on-the-moor/

Bill O Jack's Murder, Dovestone Heritage: http://www.doveheritage.com/bill-o-jacks-murder/

Bill O' Jack's, Wessyman: https://wessyman137.wordpress.com/2014/07/20/bills-o-jacks/

Inquest of David Lytton, Manchester Evening News: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/david-lytton-saddleworth-inquest-live-12738557

David Lytton, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lytton

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