About this episode

The episode explores a family tragedy linked to a shocking killing in 1930s Staffordshire, highlighting issues of economic hardship and mental health.

Following a shocking killing in the Staffordshire village of Norton Canes, investigators uncover a family tragedy shaped by economic hardship, declining mental health and the limited understanding of psychiatric illness during the 1930s… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was written by Rosanna Fitton. Research by Benjamin Fitton.  Illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.  Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, additional writing and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts . More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA: https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs We’re running a brief listener survey. As a thank you, completing it gives you the chance to win one of three signed copies of the They Walk Among Us book: https://bit.ly/theywalkamongussurvey2026    Thanks! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy…

People in this episode

Host: They Walk Among Us

Topics covered

• family tragedy
• economic hardship
• mental health
• psychiatric illness
• 1930s crime

Keywords

• true crime
• Staffordshire
• Norton Canes
• mental health
• 1930s
• family tragedy
• economic hardship

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Staffordshire, Norton Canes

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