102 | Murder in a Country Lane: The 1912 True Crime Case of Minnie Morris

In the summer of 1912, 21-year-old Minnie Morris left London for a working holiday picking fruit in the quiet fenland village of Walsoken. When her body was discovered beside a country lane, suspicion fell on fellow fruit-picker Robert Galloway, who had already made a surprising confession but went on to change his story. 📘 My latest book: *Wartime London's 'Bonnie and Clyde': The Crime Spree of Betty Jones and Karl Hulten* https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wartime-Londons-Bonnie-Clyde-Hulten/dp/1036129616 📺 Subscribe for video versions: https://youtube.com/@prashsmurdermap 📖 Prefer to read? Full article: https://prashganendran.com/walsoken-murder-minnie-morris/ Listen to the 1885 Botched Execution of Robert Goodale https://open.spotify.com/episode/260m3qyWQFlfsI98Vrp28J 📬 Subscribe to my free newsletter and read more true crime articles: https://prashganendran.com 💡 Support my work Patreon (audio-only ad-free episodes): https://www.patreon.com/prashsmurdermap  ☕ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/prashsmurdermap  💵 PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/prashsmurdermap   **🎧** Listen to my other podcast *Curious Britain* Explore the mysteries, folklore, and forgotten stories of Britain. https://linktr.ee/curiousbritainpodcast   🙏 Thank you for listening. Your support helps keep Prash's Murder Map going and is very much appreciated. **Music:** "Unanswered Questions" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Long Note Three" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License  "Long Note Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License **Sources:** 1891,1901,1911 England Census Robert Galloway, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915 Robert Galloway, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939 Cambridgeshire Times, 26 July 1912, 25 Oct 1912 Downham Market Gazette, 20 July 1912 Dundee Evening Telegraph, 17 July 1912 Eastern Evening News, 17 July 1912, 19 October 1912, 28 October 1912, 5 November 1912 The East Suffolk Gazette, 30 July 1912 Lynn Advertiser, 26 July 1912 The Daily Mirror 16 July 1912 The Daily News and Leader, 19 July 1912 The Weekly Standard 26 July 1912 The Weekly Times, 21 July 1912