A gardener was found with a hook in his chest during a heavy rainstorm, he had a substantial amount of money on his person – but his sandwich was missing.

A gardener was found with a hook in his chest during a heavy rainstorm, he had a substantial amount of money on his person – but his sandwich was missing.

The 1930s was the golden age of scandal, and the Rattenbury’s were masters of the art form. Their ultimate scandal ended with blood spilt. Love triangle’s, a whodunnit murder, a suicide on the riverbank, a sex act in a public toilet and a secret kept until death conceives a case straight from a Film Noir; except it’s all true.

I did it with a mallet. It’s hidden ‘rats’ has lived too long. No, my lover did it… I will give you £10. No, I won’t bribe you
Alma Rattenbury