The Chase Through Time - Staffordshire County Council". www.staffordshire.gov.uk . Retrieved 10 May 2020. Haunting Nights Ghost Hunts are a team of experienced event facilitators, ghost hunting mediums and historians who have joined forces to bring you this brand-new concept resulting in the ultimate ghost hunting experience. thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved. Had the cyclist not overheard, then observed the child in this ditch, she likely would have died from exposure [15] within twenty minutes. [17] Five weeks after the conclusion of Morris's trial, on 28 March 1969, the Austin A55 car in which he had abducted and murdered Christine Darby was bought by a Worcestershire-based car dealer, who immediately drove the car onto the forecourt of his garage and publicly burned the vehicle. [99]

The young couple set up their tent in the Bitches Valley area. When settling down for the night, they heard noises around their tent at midnight. Despite painstaking groundwork efforts over the following months—including extensive house-to-house enquiries—police failed to identify the perpetrator, although several unrelated offences involving the abduction, attempted abduction or sexual assault of young girls were solved as a result of the investigation. [34] The August 1966 abduction of a 10-year-old girl named Jane Taylor, who disappeared from the Cheshire village of Mobberley while riding her bicycle, was also tentatively linked to the same perpetrator, as investigators could not discount the possibility her disappearance was linked to what were colloquially known as the "A34 murders". [8] [n 2] Police records have seen people report sightings of strange lights or UFOs over the chase - such as November 4, 2009, 6.45pm where a ‘bright white blinking light’ was seen going on and off every two or three seconds. It apparently stayed for around four minutes before disappearing. It’s the 17th most haunted place in the UK according to a 2020 survey, with doors opening and closing on their own and the ghost of a woman passing through a wall sighted regularly. In fact, there is so much alleged activity at the ring we just have no idea what spooky happenings the night will bring

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On one occasion, an officer arrived and was told there was an intruder inside, but when people described the person, they were describing a gentleman known to the police who passed away a few years previously. Rowton Moor - Chester, Cheshire He said: “We have a print of The Crying Boy – a painting people refused to keep in their home as they feared it was cursed following a spate of house fires.” We are convinced that the man who murdered Christine Darby is the man in the Identikit picture and that it is a good likeness. His is a face well-known to someone—probably to several people. He is being shielded, either by a relative who knows of his guilt but is prevented from coming forward by misguided loyalty or fear, or by people who recognise a resemblance in an acquaintance but cannot bring themselves to believe that the person could be a child killer ... the innocent—and many innocent men may resemble the picture—have nothing to fear, but no child is safe while the man guilty of the murder of Christine Darby walks free." The Town Hall, in Hanley, is where many of us will have been to register a marriage, birth or death - but some of those recorded dead still haunt the historic city centre building.

On 15 November, Morris was rearrested as he drove to work. He was informed his arrest was in relation to the murder of Christine Darby. [10] In response, Morris simply stated, "Oh God! Is it my wife?" He was driven to Stafford police station to await questioning. [72] Many independent witnesses claim to have seen a young girl in the auditorium, while the figure of a lonely looking man staring out from one of the balconies towards the stage is often mentioned too. England and Wales High Court (Administrative Court) Decisions: Mr Justice Simon v. Raymond Morris & the Criminal Cases Review Commission". bailii.org. 7 February 2011 . Retrieved 17 November 2021. The terrified lass said: “Around two months ago my daughter and I were walking through Birches Valley (an area well known for its spectral sightings) when we heard the screams of a young child. Frasier, David K. (1996). Murder Cases of the Twentieth Century: Biographies and Bibliographies of 280 Convicted or Accused Killers. McFarland & Co. pp.325–329. ISBN 978-0-786-40184-0.

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And to make matters even spookier, the macabre apparitions have coincided with a surge in reports of UFO’s. The Daily Star reported a mother and two daughters who “lost four hours of time at the ghoul hotspot – a classic symptom of alleged alien abduction.” According to the chilling report , “the abducted mum found “October 27” written on her hand – sparking fears a dreadful incident will take place on that date.” The Regent was originally built as a cinema in 1929. It has a seating capacity of 1,600 in the main auditorium and is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city - it also has a few ghosts. There are few people who are unaware of the legend of the Burslem witch Molly Leigh in Staffordshire. a b "Those Were The Days: All Over – and We've Won!". Express & Star. Wolverhampton. Archived from the original on 28 June 2002 . Retrieved 4 September 2009. As Halloween is just around the corner, StaffordshireLive has taken a look at some of the local ghost stories and most haunted places in the area.

The Old Hall is a listed 15th century building in the grounds of the tourist attraction Tatton Park. Thomas, Donald (1993). Dead Giveaway: Murder Avenged from the Grave. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 978-1-854-79930-2. Castle Ring has a sinister past, as the Celtic tribe known as the Cornovii that used to call it home are believed to have performed satanic rituals and blood sacrifices on the hill. Home to Paralysis horror escape rooms, the building at number 8 Pall Mall leaves an unsettling feeling with many who visit. Burton upon Trent Sheet 140 Solid and Drift Edition. Keyworth, Notts: British Geological Survey. 1982.As well as being a storage area for ammunition during the Second World War, the caves hosted illegal raves during the 1990s. At 9p.m. on 2 December 1964, a nine-year-old named Julia Taylor was lured into a blue Vauxhall Velox in Bloxwich by a man claiming to be a friend of her mother and referring to himself as "Uncle Len". The child was informed her mother had asked this individual to transport her to her aunt's home to "fetch Christmas presents". [15] She was driven to a pile of slag heaps near the mining village of Bentley where she was sexually assaulted, manually strangled and thrown half-naked from the car into a ditch, having endured grievous internal injuries. Taylor was found alive by a passing cyclist approximately fifty minutes later. This individual would later state he had overheard "weak, sobbing" noises as he cycled in the pouring rain and darkness and had stopped his bicycle to investigate the sounds. The cyclist immediately flagged down a passing van, which drove the sobbing and bleeding child to a hospital. [16] Joshua Lester-Rigg, from Telford, spent several days visiting the Chase with a friend after dark in a bid to get to the bottom of scary reports from the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,

The Crime & Investigation Network have broadcast an episode focusing on the murders committed by Harold Jones as part of their Murder Casebook series. Presented by Fred Dinenage, this 45-minute episode was first broadcast in November 2012. Criminologist David Wilson is among those interviewed. [106] Other paranormal sightings at the 17th century property, in Smallthorne, include a male with a silver tipped cane standing at the top of the attic stairs. He wears a red coat and has his hands on his hips. There’s also reports of a woman walking through a bedroom wall. READ: Huge list of Halloween family events in Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire | They suit a range of budgets Search Ends: Guard Over Girl's Body". The Canberra Times. 24 August 1967 . Retrieved 30 December 2021. Some walkers have even reported hearing music in the distance, which Higgypop said “is thought to be the ghost of William Lawes, King Charles' court musician, who was shot down by a parliamentarian.” Tatton Old Hall - Knutsford, Cheshirea b c d "Murders Left Area Asking: Whose Child Will be Next?". Express & Star . Retrieved 8 September 2009. [ permanent dead link] Shortly after Morris took the stand and began to testify in his own defence at his trial, Julia Taylor—then aged in her early teens—rose from the public gallery, hysterically pointing at Morris and crying out: "That's him! That's the man that did it to me!" She was gently ushered, weeping, from the public gallery. The jury were not informed as to her identity due to fear their knowledge of her identity and ordeal may prejudice the trial. [15] After taking a little peak outside, they heard a child giggling before a shadowy figure was seen drifting between trees. Child Killer Raymond Morris in EU Court Freedom Bid". Express & Star. 12 February 2011 . Retrieved 8 January 2017.