The Times, July 9th 1908
Widow 77 murdered in her own home
A charge of murder was brought before the Oxford court against Laurence Alfred Scott, accused of murdering 77 year old widow Annie Lloyd. Mrs. Lloyd lived in at a small farm near Oswestry. She was found dead in the Kitchen with marks on her throat which medical evidence suggested she had been strangled. The case against Mr. Scott revolved around the evidence that a man dressed in dark clothes and carrying an overcoat had been seen in the area the afternoon of the murder. Mr. Scott denied being in the area and a police line up failed to positively identify him. A verdict of not guilty was returned by the jury.
Presumably the murder was still at large, no doubt today that would prompt a headline of “OAP murderer still stalks the countryside”
By the way, compare this 100 year old story to this modern one:
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