DESCRIPTION:
A forensic team dressed head to toe in white overalls combed the field. In their hunt for clues, they stood several metres apart as they steadily manoeuvred through the muddy grassland which was bordered by trees and dense bushes. A nearby road was closed off, and tracking dogs were deployed around the scene. The discovery was made by refuse collectors near the Cheshire village of Ashley located on the boundary of Greater Manchester…
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MUSIC:
On Foot by Underbelly & Ty Mayer
Itasca, It’s Glowing Red Hot by Chris Zabriskie
Land on the Golden Gate by Chris Zabriskie
Realization of a New Earth by I Think I Can Help You
Maestro Tlakaelel by Jesse Gallagher
From the Arctic Circle - To the southern seas by Misha Dioxin
Absent Minded by Rest You Sleeping Giant
Seeker by Kai Engel
Salue by Kai Engel
Not Alone by Lee Rosevere
Gash Park feat datewithdeath by Ars Sonor
Because For Everything There Is Someone by pATCHES
Dreamer by DivKid
Lostfrevr by Ars Sonor
Old Tape Loops by Rest You Sleeping Giant
The Fifth Journey by Ars Sonor & M. Nomized
Crimson by Sextile
Dybbuks White Eyes by Sergey Cheremisinov
The Hungry Ghost by I Think I Can Help You
Purpur by Misha Dioxin
All Will See by Hyson
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
REFERENCES:
CPS
https://www.cps.gov.uk/mersey-cheshire/news/teenager-jailed-murdering-schoolboy-he-was-having-relationship
CHESHIRE POLICE
https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/appeals/2019/12/man-charged-with-murder-following-discovery-of-teenage-boys-body-in-ashley/
https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2021/1/Teenager-convicted-of-murdering-school-boy-Alex-Rodda/
LAW PAGES
https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/Matthew-William-Mason-31223-1.law
SKY NEWS
https://news.sky.com/story/boys-body-found-in-cheshire-village-is-suspected-murder-victim-alex-rodda-15-11886436
https://news.sky.com/story/alex-rodda-man-18-charged-with-murder-after-boys-body-found-in-cheshire-village-11887012
https://news.sky.com/story/alex-rodda-murder-matthew-mason-20-sentenced-to-life-for-killing-15-year-old-boy-12198578
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenager-found-dead-near-leafy-17421529
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/loving-caring-king-loyal-trusting-17422566
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-wish-not-been-trusting-17422695
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenager-charged-murder-following-death-17422850
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-matthew-mason-court-17427631
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-school-tribute-17429285
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-matthew-mason-17439166
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/cheshire-village-falls-silent-schoolboy-17652915
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenager-accused-murdering-schoolboy-alex-17789692
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenager-lured-schoolboy-woodland-promise-19416341
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-trial-student-murdered-19423200
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-roddas-mother-tells-jury-19436989
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/boy-found-dead-woods-been-19444193
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/evidence-heard-far-trial-man-19435022
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-trial-binman-19454864
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-trial-accused-19456345
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-trial-jury-19463943
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-trial-everything-19479688
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenager-accused-murdering-alex-rodda-19486572
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-rodda-murder-accused-admits-19499953
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/judge-tells-jury-murder-case-19507582
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/murder-trial-hears-alex-roddas-19562337
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/jury-sent-out-deliberate-verdict-19572192
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/matthew-mason-found-guilty-murdering-19581120
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/teenager-trial-accused-murdering-cheshire-19411520
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/alex-roddas-family-pay-tribute-19583095
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/toxic-mix-led-teenager-alex-19581746
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/fateful-messages-led-alex-roddas-19581516
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/cold-calculating-matthew-mason-set-19692835
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/devastating-toll-alex-roddas-murder-19694219
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/everything-judge-told-selfish-teenager-19694571
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/live-cold-calculating-matthew-mason-19692633
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/i-struggled-not-take-life-19695952
BBC NEWS
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50795585
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50797942
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-50810586
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-51587087
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-55223071
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55235706
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55267899
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55308366
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55349210
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55368051
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55559107
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-55796357
THE GUARDIAN
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/14/police-arrest-man-after-body-found-in-cheshire
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/dec/15/man-charged-with-murder-after-alex-rodda-boy-15-found-dead-in-cheshire
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/07/teenager-guilty-of-murdering-schoolboy-he-paid-2000-to-keep-silent
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/jan/25/man-19-who-groomed-and-murdered-schoolboy-jailed-for-life
THE ARGUS
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18102411.amp/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/18104450.amp/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/18104450.teenager-appears-court-charged-murdering-schoolboy-alex-rodda-15/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/18994602.farmers-son-found-guilty-murdering-schoolboy-brutal-attack/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/18995467.farmers-son-tried-sneak-away-schoolboy-murder-conviction-says-judge/
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/19036674.farmers-son-serve-minimum-28-years-murdering-schoolboy/
TELEGRAPH
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/15/alex-rodda-tributes-murdered-cheshire-boy-15-trusting/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/07/farmers-son-murdered-schoolboy-paying-not-reveal-sexual-relationship/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/01/25/farmers-son-murdered-schoolboy-paying-hide-sexual-relationship/
MIRROR
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/body-found-village-confirmed-missing-21096928
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-murder-first-picture-21097645
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-mum-murdered-teenage-21099667
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-alex-rodda-man-18-21100544
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-tragic-instagram-post-21103802
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-charged-murder-alex-rodda-21105570
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-first-picture-teenager-accused-21107569
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-murder-schoolboys-mum-21545151
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/apprentice-mechanic-19-bludgeoned-15-23129609
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teen-accused-murdering-boy-15-23135030
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/murder-accused-teenager-broke-down-23166624
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teenager-killed-boy-after-threatened-23184847
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jury-told-focus-evidence-not-23211115
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-teen-found-guilty-murdering-23279147
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/devastated-family-slams-selfish-teen-23282449
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/chilling-messages-between-alex-rodda-23286678
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-man-who-battered-boy-23378983
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/murdered-alex-roddas-mum-experienced-23380879
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-murder-my-sons-23460791
CHESHIRE LIVE
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/first-picture-lovely-cheshire-teenager-17422070
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/teenager-charged-murder-following-death-17422954
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/heartbroken-audlem-dad-pays-tribute-17428228
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/school-holds-special-assemblies-mourn-17429157
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/accused-learns-date-could-stand-17439927
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/arrests-following-malicious-comments-relation-17444865
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-village-gathers-remember-beautiful-17654205
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/suspect-stand-trial-after-denying-17790379
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/teenager-beat-schoolboy-lover-death-19418014
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-teen-accused-alex-rodda-19424629
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/knutsford-murder-accused-confessed-killing-19459513
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/-19435632
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/murdered-schoolboys-family-speak-out-19582439
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/live-alex-rodda-killer-matthew-19581457
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-schoolboys-brutal-cold-killer-19601014
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cold-calculating-matthew-mason-who-19695090
https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/-19693521
PRESS GAZETTE
https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/magistrates-lift-order-giving-alleged-murder-victim-lifelong-anonymity-after-press-protests/
EVENING STANDARD
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/alex-rodda-death-man-charged-murder-cheshire-ashley-a4313816.html
KNUTSFORD GUARDIAN / NORTHWICH GUARDIAN
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18102511.ollerton-man-charged-murder-alex-rodda-15/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18111879.arrests-police-malicious-comments-connection-death-teenager-alex-rodda/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18206677.holmes-chapel-students-say-goodbye-alex-rodda-funeral-teenager/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18252657.teenager-accused-murdering-knutsford-schoolboy-alex-rodda-pleads-not-guilty/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18389393.trial-teenager-accused-murdering-knutsford-schoolboy-alex-rodda-postponed/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18762346.alex-rodda-murder-trial-postponed-postive-coronavirus-test/ -
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18925723.alex-rodda-murder-trial-start-chester-crown-court/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18926998.teenager-was-brutally-murdered-cheshire-woodland/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18929790.alex-rodda-killing-self-defence-court-hears/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18929790.alex-rodda-killing-self-defence-court-hears/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18937038.ashley-murder-trial-alex-roddas-mum-felt-fear-saw-defendant/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18937038.ashley-murder-trial-alex-roddas-mum-felt-fear-saw-defendant/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18943560.ashley-murder-trial-mason-confessed-killing-ex-girlfriend/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18952228.murder-trial-alex-roddas-killer-breaks-admits-mistakes/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18956163.killer-19-tells-court-friends-not-accepted-gay/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18954362.ashley-murder-trial-alex-rodda-threatened-ruin-killers-life/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18990066.alex-rodda-murder-trial-jury-set-consider-verdict/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18990641.jury-sent-consider-verdict-alex-rodda-murder-trial/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/18990066.alex-rodda-murder-trial-jury-set-consider-verdict/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/national/18995467.farmers-son-tried-sneak-away-schoolboy-murder-conviction-says-judge/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/national/18994602.farmers-son-found-guilty-murdering-schoolboy-brutal-attack/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/videonews/204098/
https://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/18994594.matthew-mason-guilty-murdering-lover-alex-rodda-ashley/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18994575.matthew-mason-guilty-murdering-lover-alex-rodda-ashley/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/national/18994602.farmers-son-found-guilty-murdering-schoolboy-brutal-attack/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18994775.mason-murder-mind---police-react-alex-rodda-verdict/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/18995291.alex-roddas-father-speaks-difficult-murder-trial-family/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/19036708.alex-rodda-killer-matthew-mason-sentenced-life/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/19036032.alex-roddas-murderer-matthew-mason-sentenced-life-prison/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/national/19036674.farmers-son-serve-minimum-28-years-murdering-schoolboy/
https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/19036708.alex-rodda-killer-matthew-mason-sentenced-life/
https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/news/19036878.alex-roddas-parents-speak-sons-killer-sentenced-life/
DAILY MAIL
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7792309/Body-country-lane-named-missing-15-year-old-Alex-Rodda.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7793519/Man-18-charged-murder-15-year-old-boy-dead-Cheshire-village.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7796975/Teenager-18-appears-court-charged-murdering-schoolboy.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7804923/Millionaire-farmers-son-Matthew-Mason-18-court-charged-murdering-boy-Alex-Rodda-15.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8029479/Millionaire-farmers-son-19-denies-murdering-15-year-old-Alex-Rodda.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9027897/Apprentice-mechanic-18-lured-schoolboy-lover-woods-sex-bludgeoning-death.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9031317/Teenager-19-left-schoolboy-lover-dead-woods-went-pub-murder-trial-hears.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9035669/Man-19-killed-15-year-old-schoolboy-lover-wrench-murder-trial-hears.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9052233/Ex-girlfriend-says-teenager-19-confessed-killing-15-year-old-wrench-woods.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9064499/Teenager-19-killed-schoolboy-15-felt-suicidal.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9114849/Teenager-19-guilty-murdering-schoolboy-15-wrench-woodland.html
BIRMINGHAM MAIL
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-18-detained-after-body-17421513
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/first-picture-murdered-alex-rodda-17425528
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/matthew-mason-appears-court-charged-17427784
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-murder-trial-suspect-17790363
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/alex-rodda-murder-trial-finds-19581265
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/matthew-mason-jailed-life-minimum-19694675
LIVERPOOL ECHO
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/teenager-charged-murder-after-kind-17423306
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/teen-murdered-boy-15-cold-19583437
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/man-who-took-boy-15-19695374
INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/alex-rodda-murder-investigation-cheshire-ashley-knutsford-a9247336.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/alex-rodda-murder-arrest-matthew-mason-knutsford-cheshire-a9247551.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cheshire-woods-murder-matthew-mason-alex-rodda-b1784026.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/alex-rodda-murder-cheshire-woods-matthew-mason-b1792674.html
METRO
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/14/body-found-cheshire-village-identified-missing-boy-15-11906678/
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/14/teen-found-dead-remembered-infectious-smile-murder-investigation-launched-11907907/
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/14/man18-charged-murder-missing-teens-body-found-country-lane-11908776/
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/16/first-picture-teenager-accused-murdering-boy-dumped-field-11915515/
https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/15/mum-murdered-boy-15-wishes-not-trusting-11908940/
https://metro.co.uk/2020/12/08/man-bludgeoned-schoolboy-lover-to-death-for-threatening-to-reveal-relationship-13717151/
https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/07/teen-guilty-of-murder-after-beating-15-year-old-with-wrench-in-woods-13866431/
https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/25/man-20-given-life-sentence-for-murder-of-15-year-old-alex-rodda-13961357/
LANCS LIVE
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/tribute-paid-teenager-found-dead-17422117
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/student-ruthlessly-bludgeoned-boy-15-19699207
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