Episode 85: How A 'Bog Body' Solved A Murder

How did a 1,600 year old ‘bog body’ help to solve a murder? In the early 1980s, near the affluent town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, several discoveries were made in a local peat bog which caught the attention of archaeologists from around the world. Incredibly well-preserved human remains were found within the peat, with one particular finding setting off a chain of events that led to answers in a 20+ year old cold case. Join Chyaz as she explores the tales of the Lindow Man, the Lindow Woman and the murder of Malika Maria de Ferdandez…

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BBC Articles:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220907-the-mystery-of-the-human-sacrifices-buried-in-europes-bogs

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw3z48v8e5o

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly24k4jkl6o

Newspaper Archive:

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19831214&id=maRaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4415,2987263&hl=en

Science History Institute Article:

https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/bodies-in-the-bog-the-lindow-mysteries/

Exploring GB Article:

https://www.exploringgb.co.uk/blog/lindow-man-best-preserved-bog-body-in-britain

Britannica Article:

https://www.britannica.com/technology/peat

Knutsford Guardian Article:

https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/24683236.remembering-discovery-lindow-man-cheshire/

British Museum Page:

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1984-1002-1

Discover Lindow Site:

https://www.discoverlindow.org/visit

UPI Article:

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/14/A-man-who-was-frightened-into-confessing-to-the/4563440226000/

Mail & Guardian Article:

https://mg.co.za/article/1998-04-09-unearthing-the-living-dead/