The Horfield Horror

Season: 7 Episode: 16

In 1841, Horfield was rocked by the violent murder of Martha Shedden, a crime that drew intense attention across the country. Suspicion fell on a young former servant, and the case quickly became tangled in conflicting witness accounts and uncertain evidence. As the investigation unfolded, it raised more questions than answers, leaving the truth of what happened that day deeply uncertain.

CAST

Charles Rudge - Guy Pass

Alexander Sheddon - Steve Sheperd

Mrs Rudge - Kate Kendell

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SOURCES

Gloucestershire, England, Prison Records, 1728-1914

London Evening Standard - Thursday 28 January 1841

London Courier and Evening Gazette - Friday 29 January 1841

English Chronicle and Whitehall Evening Post - Tuesday 13 April 1841

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