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1. The Body in the Cellar

New homeowner John Baxendale makes a gruesome discovery on a winter's day in 1982.

John Baxendale uses candlelight to explore the cellar of his new home in Bolton on 14 December 1982.

John stumbles across a 'tailor’s dummy'. There’s just one problem, a tailor’s dummy doesn’t have bones or a skull.

John's discovery kickstarts a major police investigation.

Featuring retired police detective, Rick Armstrong, Richard Neave, forensic artist, Manchester University, Louise Newell, Operations Manager, UK Missing Persons Unit and Colette Westerman.

With archive audio from: North West Film Archive, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Manchester and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ North West Tonight.

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28 minutes