DESCRIPTION:
An 83-year-old man is murdered while walking his dogs in a rural area of Norfolk. His injuries were so severe that investigators believed he had been attacked by his own dogs. The pensioner's catastrophic wounds were not caused by an animal but rather someone who was still at large…
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Court documents and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: EASTERN DAILY PRESS, THE TIMES, BBC NEWS, THE SUN and TELEGRAPH.
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MUSIC:
The Edge by Caleb Etheridge
St Mary by Chelsea McGough
Onward by Chelsea McGough
Revenant by Clark Walker
The Greater Good by Craig Allen Fravel
Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema
A Most Sinister Kind by Dresden, The Flamingo
Ancient Ground by Moments
What You Do Not Know by Joshua Spacht
REFERENCES:
DIGITAL ARTICLES
EASTERN DAILY PRESS
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/murdered-dog-walker-s-family-slam-mistakes-in-killer-s-1463850
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/dog-walking-buddy-scheme-peter-wrighton-east-harling-murder-1232670
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/health/nsft-alex-palmer-1210292
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/alexander-palmer-parents-interview-1215062
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-killer-alexander-palmer-jailed-for-life-1179468
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/mental-health-staff-warned-police-peter-wrighton-killer-alexander-palmer-1179074
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-murderer-alex-palmer-failed-by-mental-health-services-1184394
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-killer-had-mental-health-problems-from-army-night-1185630
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/watch-interview-peter-wrighton-killer-alexander-palmer-1185638
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/alexander-palmer-murder-peter-wrighton-east-harling-norfolk-1185532
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/jury-sent-out-peter-wrighton-murder-trial-1185220
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-murder-phone-call-led-police-to-alexander-palmer-1184476
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-alexander-palmer-east-harling-nottingham-crown-court-murder-1184920
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/east-harling-murder-trial-day-five-peter-wrighton-alexander-palmer-1177886
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/alexander-palmer-trial-day-five-1185186
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/ex-marine-had-voice-in-his-head-on-day-peter-1183314
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/man-accused-of-murdering-grandfather-in-norfolk-woods-boasts-about-1183288
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/jury-sworn-in-for-east-harling-murder-trial-1159528
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-alexander-palmer-east-harling-knife-murder-army-soldier-1160044
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/peter-wrighton-alexander-palmer-east-harling-knife-murder-nottingham-crown-1160112
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/alexander-palmer-peter-wrighton-east-harling-murder-nottingham-crown-court-1161422
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/murdered-peter-wrighton-stuffers-45-knife-wounds-in-east-harling-1181960
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/norfolk-east-harling-murder-trial-alex-palmer-day-two-1184134
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/bawdeswell-man-charged-with-murder-of-banham-grandfather-peter-wrighton-1080336
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/man-charged-with-murder-of-peter-wrighton-appears-in-court-1070758
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/cringleford-man-alexander-palmer-who-had-army-connections-due-back-1077902
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/cringleford-man-alexander-palmer-could-stand-trial-for-murder-of-1071014
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/son-of-norfolk-murder-victim-peter-wrighton-describes-father-as-1069168
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/former-soldier-alexander-palmer-accused-of-murder-of-peter-wrighton-1089998
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/peter-wrighton-murder-accused-alexander-palmer-to-have-psychiatric-tests-1090126
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/man-charged-with-murder-of-dog-walker-peter-wrighton-at-1123850
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/alexander-palmer-pleads-not-guilty-1130068
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/crime/norfolk-east-harling-murder-trial-alex-palmer-day-two-1184134
THE TIMES
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dog-walker-peter-wrighton-83-stabbed-in-norfolk-wood-was-gentle-and-kind-55kttljwx
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dog-walker-peter-wrighton-seen-arguing-before-death-07tnvgn3d
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alexander-palmer-former-gunner-with-royal-artillery-charged-with-murder-of-dog-walker-peter-wrighton-f2gw9vcns
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alexander-palmer-ex-commando-who-hated-dog-walkers-hacked-peter-wrighton-to-death-rx53ww3px
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/life-in-jail-for-ex-marine-who-murdered-dog-walker-8cgpj79cc
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/former-soldier-killed-dog-walker-on-orders-of-voice-in-his-head-vbl6z0505
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-wrighton-dog-walk-murder-suspect-alexander-palmer-spoke-of-urge-to-kill-gjchbn6jx
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ex-soldier-alexander-palmer-on-trial-for-murder-hated-dog-walkers-6p5v59bhh
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43975368
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43226345
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43147587
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43213838
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43204825
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-40875712
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43127868
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-43241827
THE SUN
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5628739/banham-norfolk-pensioner-murder-alexander-palmer-trial/
TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/20/former-soldier-grudge-against-dogwalkers-murdered-complete-stranger/
IRISH EXAMINER
https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30829179.html
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