A human skull recovered in the back garden of broadcaster Sir David Attenborough belonged to a woman murdered in 1879
‘Barnes mystery’ of Attenborough garden skull solved Julia Martha Thomas was killed by her maid, Kate Webster, but her head remained missing. The case became known as “the Barnes mystery”. Alison Thompson said all of the evidence presented to her pointed to the body being that of Mrs Thomas, who was in her 50s. “This […]