However, what became of Mrs Green’s money is a little clearer- on one document it is noted that all Green’s goods went to Berryman but “now King Charles is to have all by Mr Melledy(a Sheriff of Poole)his seising thereof which ‘a quod non capit christus rapit fiscus ‘ “ – roughly translated ‘what God does not take, the exchequer seizes’. The Corfe Castle Murders is a compelling, character-driven mystery perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, LJ Ross and Elly Griffiths. We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there? It is hard to believe that behind Dorset's idyllic exterior of rolling hills, quiet country lanes and pretty villages, there lies a history of murders and unexplained happenings. It has been suggested that her husband was the William Green who served as Mayor of Poole five times between 1560 and 1571 and as MP for Poole from 1563-1567.

Unfortunately, we do not know what became of Parmiter and Berryman or whether they were found guilty of the crime. DCI Lesley Calrke is in Birmingham enjoying some good times with her daughter before she’s due to start working for the Dorset Police Major Crimes Investigations Team. The documents shed light on the circumstances of the murders and put forward a number of possible perpetrators.Illustrated with fifty intriguing illustrations, Dorset Murders will appeal to anyone interested in the shady side of county's history. Newly catalogued records from the Poole Borough Archive shed light on a murder case which dragged on for over 40 years and led to the execution of one man and suspicion cast on a number of possible accomplices. With effect from January 2024, we will no longer be publishing new issues of True Detective, Master Detective, True Crime and Murder Most Foul. Discrepancies in the accounts for the dig, bring fraud to light - had the two victims found some incriminating evidence pointing to the murderer?

Victims died between 1960 and 2000 and ages range from a newborn baby girl to a 74-year-old grandmother. Featuring amateur sleuth Diana Bakewell, her sidekick Zaf Williams (from the Zoe Finch series) and Gus the cat.It was almost like a two for one, with both DCI Lesley Clarke and DI Zoe Finch working together again. Was hoping reading would help me sleep, no chance, every time I say just one more chapter I have to read the next. The story starts slowly, the mystery takes its own sweet time to unfold, partly because the author has focused a lot on building the protagonist, Lasley Clarke, and her team of detectives. And it was in Bournemouth that Neville Heath committed the second of his two murders, which led to his arrest and eventual execution in 1946. One possibility is found in an entry for a household of thirteen including ‘Mr Grenne and his wife’, Davey, William and Raffe Green, two man servants and two maids.

In Dorset, the most recent case is that of Heather Barnett, a 42-year-old mum-of-two whose body was found in the bathroom of her flat in Capstone Road, Charminster, in November 2002. Detective Chief Inspector Jez Noyce, of Dorset Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team (MCIT), told the Daily Echo: “We will continue to thoroughly investigate any new lines of enquiry that emerge and all unsolved murder cases where there are no active lines of enquiry will still be subject to periodic reviews by Dorset Police. The perpetrators are thought to have made away with a ‘ffiftie pound bag’ with five pounds in it, some ‘writings’, a gold ring worth 40 shillings and other rings and pearls. But when she’s out for a walk on the first day and finds a body, she can’t help but be dragged into a case. Mr MacDonald was also charged with the murder in 1988 but released because the case against him was not deemed strong enough to bring before a jury.During a conversation with Agnes Beard, Berryman insisted on his rights to some of Alice Green’s goods, claiming “I will have some before I have donne “.