Mona Tinsley 1937: The Murder That Changed British Law

In January 1937, ten-year-old Mona Tinsley vanished in Nottinghamshire. Her body was found six months later in a river. This vintage true crime case changed British law, making murder convictions possible without a body. Discover the historic investigation and forensic evidence that redefined criminal justice…

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This episode was researched and written by Rosanna 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: 

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Altered Fate by Cody Martin 

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Every Life Matters by Cody Martin 

Kalahari by Cody Martin 

Loaves & Fish by Cody Martin 

Fleet Street by Stephen Keech 

Determination by Lincoln Davis 

Unexpected Turn by Moments 

Sleep by Stephen Keech 

Distances by Salon Dijon 

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No Escape by Wicked Cinema 

Throughout History by Wicked Cinema 

REFERENCES: 

COURT DOCUMENTS from the NATIONAL ARCHIVES

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES

Hull Daily Mail - Thursday 29 July 1937

Coventry Evening Telegraph - Wednesday 15 December 1937

Grimsby Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 06 January 1993

Birmingham Daily Gazette - Tuesday 23 November 1937