‘Twice tried, twice hanged, twice buried’
An exceedingly creepy trek through the scenes of William Booth’s crimes
Dear Patchers — happy Halloween. Today’s members-only Dispatch story is steeped in spooky West Midlands folklore. Freelance writer and researcher Josh Allen, who runs the Walk Midlands blog, has fearlessly tramped nine miles of countryside, uncovering the frightful history of one legendary criminal. William Booth was an early 19th Century gentleman farm…
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