Dead Woman’s Ditch: Somerset’s Ancient Mystery, Murdered Women and Dark Folklore

High on the Quantock Hills, Dead Woman’s Ditch carries a name older than the murders later tied to it. This episode follows the ancient earthwork, the story of Jane Walford, the 1988 discovery of Shirley Banks, and the shadow of John Cannan and Suzy Lamplugh.

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Research:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Woman%27s_Ditch

https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1008254

https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?resourceID=19191&uid=189513

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cannan

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2024-11-07/bristol-murderer-and-sex-offender-dies-in-jail-aged-70

https://www.suzylamplugh.org/suzys-story

https://www.suzylamplugh.org/news/statement-on-john-cannans-death

Daily Mirror, “At Last They’ve Found Shirley,” Tuesday 5 April 1988

Somerset County Herald, “The Land of Quantock,” Saturday 12 March 1938

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