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- The body landed on a ledge at a depth of about six metres.
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Nov 3, 2019 · In 1979, two amateur divers arrived at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley. Keen to explore the murky depth, the duo ascended into the cold water. Beneath the deep expanse, a little over 30 feet beneath the surface, is a sandstone ledge.
Oct 8, 2009 · Maher and another man Jimmy Smith took the body back to a garage in Leyland where it was mutilated with an axe, hammer and spade. They chopped off his hands and extracted his teeth in the hope he...
The long haired victim of the grisly gangland-type killing had been weighed down by bricks. Police refused to disclose the nature of their initial investigations but were holding a Press conference this morning. The gruesome discovery was made in a 60ft deep pool.
Nov 9, 2019 · By October 26, two weeks after the body was discovered, several questions still remained: Who was the victim? Why was he killed? Where did the murder take place? One thing was certain, he was not meant to be found at all. His clothes were gone, and his hands; his mouth was a mess where someone had. attempted to smash out his teeth.
This week the Handless Corpse rose once more from the Delph's murky depths. For two days and nights a television crew reconstructed the killing and dumping of Kiwi Martin Johnstone, the man dubbed the Mr Asia of international narcotics smuggling whose ruthless execution 13 years ago put nine behind bars for dealing in drugs and death.
Aug 29, 2023 · Known widely as ‘The Handless Corpse’ case, the investigation began in 1979 when two amateur divers at Eccleston Delph, a water filled quarry near Chorley, discovered a mangled body in the water.
Oct 8, 2009 · His body was then dumped in the flooded Eccleston Delph Quarry, weighed down with weights and a car jack. 'Pulled together' Meadows arrested Smith and, although he initially denied being...
