page_title: Radlett murder
hierarchical_section_title: Radlett murder
caption_attribution_description: English: Elstree Murder killer John Thurtell, and his accomplices Joseph Hunt, and William Probert. Their victim was William Weare.
context_page_description: The Radlett murder, also known as the Elstree murder, was a murder in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England, in 1823. The victim, William Weare, was killed in Radlett and the body disposed of in a pond in Elstree. The crime gained a great deal of attention and was the subject of numerous books and stage plays. It is commemorated by the rhyme:
  They cut his throat from ear to ear,
  His head they battered in.
  His name was Mr William Weare,
  He lived in Lyons Inn.
context_section_description: The Radlett murder, also known as the Elstree murder, was a murder in Radlett, Hertfordshire, England, in 1823. The victim, William Weare, was killed in Radlett and the body disposed of in a pond in Elstree. The crime gained a great deal of attention and was the subject of numerous books and stage plays. It is commemorated by the rhyme:
  They cut his throat from ear to ear,
  
  His head they battered in.
  
  His name was Mr William Weare,
  
  He lived in Lyons Inn.
caption: Killer John Thurtell, and his accomplices, Joseph Hunt, and William Probert
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