What the records say
- When
- 14 Apr 1844
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 1
- Coordinates
- 50.56° N, 4.61° W
- Description
- 1844 murder
- Injured
- 0
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Murder of Charlotte Dymond
1844 murder in Cornwall
Charlotte Dymond was an 18-year-old servant who was the victim of a notorious murder which influenced the folklore of Bodmin Moor. In 1844, she was found dead on the moor in grisly circumstances. A fellow farm worker, Matthew Weeks, was convicted of the crime and sentenced to death. The notorious crime inspired poetry, songs, and ghost stories in Cornish folklore.
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