The Bog Body Confession | Minisode 1

Listener Discretion is advised.

In 1983, police believed they had finally solved a murder that had gone unanswered for over twenty years.

This minisode examines the confession that followed, the assumption it was built on, and the forensic problem that forced investigators to confront an impossible question of time.

References:

• Brothwell, Don. The Bog Man and the Archaeology of People. British Museum Publications, 1986.

• Science History Institute. "Bodies in the Bog: The Lindow Mysteries." (July 2019).

• The Manchester Evening News / The Times (Archives 1983).

• Oxford University Research Laboratory for Archaeology.

• Taphonomy References:

• The Sexual Offences Act 1956.

• The "Lavender Marriage" Phenomenon.