The Cropton Murders
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News of the Times Episode 277 | 1872
1872 Pickering in Yorkshire and well off farmer Joseph Wood and his middle son, also named Joseph have vanished. Joseph’s cousin, who coincidentally was the last person to see Joseph alive, has kindly stepped in to take over and run Joseph’s farm for him whilst he is away. Indeed, cousin Robert has even received a letter with a Liverpool post mark that states that he Robert is to take over and run everything.
But, some clothing and a hand are found in the atwrway on the farm. Alerted, police begin to searc in earnest for both Joseph senior and his young son. With considerable effort, Joseph Senior is found handless and fottles buried in his accomodating cousin’s land. Little Joseph's body parts found in the pig excrement explains how the pigs had been fed…
We take a look at the crime and capture of the Cropton murderer in today’s episode of Frightful Fridays.
We hope you enjoy the show!
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Thanks very much. Have a terrific weekend.
😉 Ummm, yes - pork scratching off the list for awhile! 🫢Glad you liked the show! Hope you and fam equally have a brilliant weekend! 🙋♂️
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Thank you, finding info on these Old cases must be difficult. Thank you again. M. IL USA 💜.
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The child didn't get justice and twenty years isn't long enough. Thank you for sharing.😊
Yes, it seemed odd to us too - especially with the child. 😔We believe , given Joseph's reputation for eccentricty - which possibly translates into hothead - that the jury did not believe that the murder had been planned out and that it was indeed manslaughter. They believed Charter's second story of an argumnet over some barley springing up between them. However, it was commented several times how successful Joseph's farm was. Charter's much smaller farm, was supporting three grown children and their wives. He was not a very successful farmer and complaints had been put in by his neighbours for his poor animal husbandry. Hmmmm. It was sad that there was not enough evidence to tie him to the murder of younger Joseph.😔
Another mystery. I'm so happy!
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The Cropton Murders is truly one of the most sad and "horrific," cases that I have ever heard of. I can't begin to comprehend how a jury could justify the verdict that they obviously obtained. I surmised that Charter was going to receive the death penalty and his son-in-law Hardwick would be acquitted. Do you know if Wood had a will? Whatever happened to his farm and finances? Whatever happened to the mother and of Wood's two surviving children? Great investigation, presentation, backstories, illustrations, photos, and videos as well. Take care 🦋
Great questions! 🙌No mention of a will came up, so not sure which of the remaining two children it would go to. The mother of the two children had died naturally 1-2 years before. The daughter, who was 15 at the time, had been working in service. The youngest - there was no mention of him in the papers, but most likely we are guessing, would have gone to any of his surviving relattions. Joseph's brother lived just down the road. It was stressed repeaetedly in the papers about Joesph's "eccentric ways". It could be he was a bit of a hot head - we think this played into the minds of the jury who returned the manslaughter verdict. Charter had lost absolutely everything for himself and for his family who were thrown out of his farm within months of his arrest. Glad you liked the show. 🙏
This story reminds me of Belle Gunness, whose career as a serial killer in Indiana USA began shortly after these events took place. She placed ads in newspapers a safe distance away, presenting herself as a "comely widow" with a prosperous farm seeking marriage to a gentleman who had something of his own to bring to the table. She married more than once, but was serially bereaved. And Belle fed her pigs on the cheap as well. I wonder if Robert Wood would have been a match for her. 🐽
😉Noooooo - we would not want the two of them to hook up together!
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Gruesome
😊Yes, just a bit! 🫢
So William took a letter addressed to Richard, given to him by Richard, travels 200 miles to post said letter and returns home because? I wonder if William was not so much an accessory after the fact and more a willing participant?
We quite agree. And that was the argument of the prosecution - as well as his "work" in the fields with Richard around the time of the murders. Richard, subsequently during the trial, disavowed that testimony stating he had given the contrived letter to a passing traveller. Although William was acquitted legally, he and his family were not acquitted by the community. He came back from the trial to find himself and his family homeless.