A labourer in his mid-forties contacts the police to report that he has killed someone with a hatchet. He refuses legal representation, insisting he is responsible. So why does a jury hesitate to convict him of murder, and how can a judge describe the defendant's actions as understandable?...
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This episode was researched and written by Rosanna and Benjamin Fitton.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Illustrations and production direction also by Rosanna Fitton.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Forgotten Road by Moments
As I Dream by Moments
Causality by Matt Wigton
Down To The Wire by Rhythm Scott
True Crime Investigation by Rhythm Scott
Fleet Street by Stephen Keech
Memories Of Future Events by Hill
Endless Night by Moments
First To Strike by Moments
It Comes To This by Moments
Longing For You by Moments
The Way Back by Moments
Mystery by Third Age
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NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
24th Oct 1952 - Farnham Herald
15th Dec 1952 - Portsmouth Evening News
12th Nov 1952 - Evening News (London)
23rd Oct 1952 - West Sussex Gazette
20th Dec 1952 - Midhurst and Petworth Observer
13th Nov 1952 - Portsmouth Evening News
20th Nov 1952 - West Sussex Gazette
16th Dec 1952 - Portsmouth Evening News
25th Oct 1952 - Midhurst and Petworth Observer
27th Oct 1952 - Portsmouth Evening News
1st Nov 1952 - Midhurst and Petworth Observer
15th Oct 1952 - Evening News (London)
18th Oct 1952 - Midhurst and Petworth Observer
12th Nov 1952 - Portsmouth Evening News
16th Dec 1952 - Leicester Evening Mail