Murder of Charles Walton (1945)

[Harry D]

I was wiki'ing unsolved murders in the UK and came across this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...(murder_victim)

Charles Walton (12 May 1870 - 14 February 1945), a native of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire, was found murdered on the night of 14 February 1945 at a farm known as The Firs, situated on the slopes of Meon Hill. Chief Inspector Robert Fabian was asked to lead the investigation into Walton's death but failed to gather sufficient evidence to charge anyone with his murder. The case has earned considerable notoriety because some believe Walton was killed as a blood sacrifice or as part of a witchcraft ceremony or, indeed, because he was suspected of being a witch himself. However, it is known that the chief suspect was the manager of The Firs, a man named Alfred John Potter, for whom Walton was working on the day he died. It is presently the oldest unsolved murder on the Warwickshire Constabulary records.[1]

What do we think? Was this some kind of ritualistic murder or was it made fiendishly to look that way?

[belinda]

There is a tread here somewhere on The Lower Quinton Witchcraft Murder. I personally don't think there was any witchcraft involved. http://forum.casebook.org/showthread...hlight=quinton