DESCRIPTION:
It had been a particularly bitter winter, and the ice in the canal was just beginning to thaw. As the men strolled by the waterway, they spotted something floating in the murky canal. It appeared to be bobbing up and down with the flow of the water, but it was not gathering any traction. The men got closer to inspect the unfamiliar object. They could see that it was something wrapped up inside a piece of carpet — there appeared to be fluid leaking from it. The three managed to pull the object over to the bank of the canal, and were horrified to see a human foot protruding from the end of the carpet…
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This episode was researched and written by Emily G. Thompson.
Editing and scoring by Kory Hilpmann.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, additional audio and script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
All That I Have by Moments
For They Will Inherit The Earth by Stephen Keech
Finding Remnants of Annihilation Among The Stars by Hill
Fractured Light by Stephen Keech
Don't Let Go by Alice In Winter
Wilderness by Wild Wonder
Grave Parade by Bryant Lowry
Tainted By Darkness by Cody Martin
Am I Dreaming by Moments
Longing For You by Moments
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REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE
Aberdeen Evening News, 4 February, 1987
Aberdeen Evening News, 6 February, 1987
NEWSBANK
Daily Mirror, The (London, England), March 24, 2001
News of the World (London, England), December 8, 2002
Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), April 15, 2007
Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland), November 16, 2007
Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland), November 22, 2007
Scotland on Sunday (Scotland), April 6, 2008
Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland), May 30, 2011
Independent on Sunday, The (London, England), December 3, 2000
LeedsLive (England), October 26, 2018
ONLINE ARTICLES
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/scottish-daily-mail/20170128/282114931295159
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/new-theory-unsolved-union-canal-murder-needs-investigating-says-victims-brother-154139
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/the-murder-of-ann-ballantine-35-years-on-3535949
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/edinburghs-most-tragic-cold-case-20709216
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/family-murdered-scots-woman-ann-26449515
OTHER SOURCES
https://samm.org.uk/about/
http://nyenquirer.uk/the-beast-of-bramley-2-the-scottish-cases/