The Coffin, The Corpse, The Coach | Yorkshire Bodysnatchers (Halloween Special)
A Family History Of...Show Notes
A grave robbed. A coffin smashed. A body vanished.
Martha Oddy had been buried for just days when her grave was found open and her coffin broken. The fifteen-year-old was gone. In this Halloween special episode of A Family History Of…, host Jen Baldwin and guest Paul Bavill (History Rage) follow the clues left behind in a Yorkshire churchyard, from scattered grave clothes to a mysterious box at a coaching inn. What happened to Martha after her burial — and who was waiting for her body on the other side?
Host: Jen Baldwin Researcher: Paul Bavill and Jen Baldwin Guest: Paul Bavill Editor: Guy Bettison Script editors: Madeleine Gilbert, Niall Cullen, and Daisy Goddard Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb Designer: Michael McCosh Social media: Sarah Cornes, Ellie Ayton, and Thomas Davis Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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