Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder: Red Barn Murder

<p>The Red Barn Murder in 1827 was ground zero for true crime podcasts. It become one of the first cases to explode in the media and caused a national sensation. It had everything - sex, murder and a ghost that revealed the location of its own corpse. What more could Britain's budding army of armchair detectives want?</p><br><p>Huge thanks to Una McIlvenna for her beautiful (and historically accurate)&nbsp;recording of the ballad the 'Murder of Maria Marten'. Una is Australian Research Council Future Fellow and Senior Lecturer in English at Australian National University. Her book&nbsp;<em>Singing the News of Death: Execution Ballads in Europe 1500-1900&nbsp;</em>won the Katherine Briggs prize for folklore this year. You can find out more about her work at https://www.unamcilvenna.com/</p><br><p>Edited and Produced by Stuart Beckwith. Senior Producer is Charlotte Long.</p><br><p><em>Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code </em>AFTERDARK<em> sign up now for your 14-day free trial </em><a href="http://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=afterdark&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase?code=afterdark&plan=monthly</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>