The Murder of Rhoda Carter at Watchfield
21 September 2022
Carter's Cottage, Chapel Hill, Watchfield
In 1893, Watchfield was the scene of one of the most famous and grizzly murders in Oxfordshire's history.
The Unsolved Murder of Kate Dungey
1 December 2021
Longridge Farm, Henley-on-Thames
The violent murder of Kate Dungey shocked the town of Henley in 1893, and over a century later the identity of her murderer remains a mystery!
The Decapitation of Ann Pullen
27 October 2021
The White Hart Inn, Grove Street, Wantage
During the Wantage Fair of 1833, the body of the landlady of the White Hart Inn was found, her head severed by a single blow.
Pantry Boy Murdered at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
30 September 2021
Wycliffe Hall, Banbury Road, Oxford
In 1938 the University of Oxford was rocked by the murder of a sixteen-year-old pantry boy by a theological student at Wycliffe Hall.
Attempted Murder at University College
19 August 2021
Master's Lodge, Logic Lane, Oxford
When Catherine Riordan's relationship with Junior Dean John Haines ended in 1890, Catherine swore 'By God, I will be a murderess.'
The Ghost of Jane Scalpepper at Church Handborough
18 August 2021
The Old Rectory, Church Handborough
The Old Rectory at Church Handborough is haunted by the ghost of Jane Scalpepper, who met a bad end there in the mid 17th century.
'She dared me to do it': Murder at Horley
11 June 2021
Horley, Banbury
In May 1952 Oliver Butler strangled Rose Meadows. He told police she was obsessed with death and had egged him on to killer her. Was he telling the truth?
Duck Prank Leads to Murder at Wolvercote
24 May 2021
Wolvercote, Oxford
When accused of stealing a duck Thomas Beesley denied it, but 'He was proved a liar by the loud quacking coming from his coat pocket'!
Ghosts of Mapledurham House
8 May 2021
Mapledurham House, Mapledurham, Reading
The ghost of a former owner can reportedly be seen pulling across the floor the body of a servant who he murdered in a fit of anger.
Adultery, Murder and Hauntings at Stanton Harcourt
3 May 2021
Main Road, Stanton Harcourt
The Lady Pool at Stanton Harcourt is believed to house two restless spirits, both of whom met their deaths in connection to adultery.