Countryside homicide

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Countryside homicide

On a cold morning in April 1984, a farmer's wife got into her car to take her children to school. She turned the key... and the car exploded. Detectives uncovered a hate campaign and a plot to kill.

Robert Murphy

Feb 27, 2024

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Margaret Backhouse survived - it was a miracle. The car bomb seemed amateur but it was effective.

Why would anyone want to target an elegant farmer’s wife in a quiet, safe English village?

Detectives then heard about a hate campaign against her husband Graham. Dark notices left on the farm forewarning murd…

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