The Last Juvenile To Be Sentenced To Death / Ethel Corey / Harold Wilkins

Constable Thomas Lockley was working the early shift at Streetly station when he received a message from Little Aston cafe. He set off in his patrol car, and as the constable approached the cafe, he noticed a teenage boy on a bike peddling away with urgency. PC Lockley slowed his vehicle and rolled down the window. The boy quickly acknowledged him and, before even taking a breath, words tumbled out of his mouth: “It’s at Brinton Kennels. Somebody had been in and they’ve knocked her about. She is in a mess… I found her in the bathroom. She was stark naked”...

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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.

Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.

Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.

Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.

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MUSIC: 

Dreaming of Versailles by Moments 

The Last Straw by CJ Oliver 

The Only One In The Room by CJ Oliver 

Cain by Cody Martin 

Downside Up by Cody Martin 

Every Life Matters by Cody Martin 

Half Empty by Cody Martin 

Outer Rim by Cody Martin 

Pull The Plug by Cody Martin 

Royal Catacombs by Cody Martin 

Snowdrift by Cody Martin 

Fleet Street by Stephen Keech 

Holy Wait by Chelsea McGough 

Undernight by Lincoln Davis 

Darkness Approaches by Louis Lion 

As I Dream by Moments 

Life Giving by Moments 

Race Against Time by Moments 

Unexpected Turn by Moments 

Night Watch by Third Age 

Quiet Strength by Moments 

Leatherface by Wicked Cinema 

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Obtained from the National Archives 

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ANCESTRY

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ONLINE

https://www.kent-maps.online/19c/19c-convicts-maidstone/

Ordnance survey map of Little Aston Road, Aldbridge - https://www.oldmapsonline.org/en/Walsall#position=14.1023/52.60065/-1.89393&year=1932