Updated Show Notes and Links. Episode Ghostly Crime Part 2: Biggleswade Body Snatchers and Things That Go Bump in the Night.

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Listen to the episode at: https://weirdinthewade.podbean.com/

Three men gathered around a grave one with a torch which he is shining on a white ghost, A spade lies on the ground. Each of the men are screaming.
Image of resurrection men being frightened by the ghost of the body they are digging up. Image by Richard Newton 1792

Resurrection Men

A Wikipedia page about the resurrection men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Men

National Geographic have an interesting article about Burke and Hare: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/walking-tours-museums-edinburgh-william-burke

Last month’s guest Eerie Edinburgh have an episode out now about Burke and Hare and Edinburgh’s haunted vaults. Fascinating stuff you can watch here: https://youtu.be/V7QSfqSAIpc?si=nrlMzHFmcxV50wJG

Local newspaper article about this episode from 2024 https://www.biggleswadetoday.co.uk/news/people/podcaster-digs-into-the-truth-about-biggleswade-body-snatchers-4562469

Further reading on Ghostly Green Park

Green Park

https://londonist.com/2010/07/fortean_london_the_cursed_ground_of

Obituary of Peter Underwood, the famous paranormal investigator who I quote about Green Park

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/dec/17/peter-underwood

A tall London plain tree with twisty branches and knobbly, patchy bark. The tree is almost in silhouette with the sun setting behind it and the sky a kind of pale mauve.
Could this be the “Death Tree” of Green Park?
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Published by Natalie Doig

"Science and sorcery." It's a quote from a beekeeper I saw on the TV, about how he sees the work he does keeping bees, a balance between science and sorcery. For me it also sums up my experience of life, my interests and my outlook. I love photography which is a perfect blend of science and sorcery, using light and technology to create magical images. But when I'm not taking photos you'll find me making the podcast Weird in the Wade. I'm also often to be found writing, reading, knitting, riding my mountain bike or drinking coffee watching the world go by. By day I fight for disability rights, equality and inclusion for all.

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