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However, February 14 holds a much more dark and gruesome place in Warwickshire’s criminal past. Charles Walton’s horrific killing on that very day in 1945 still remains the longest unsolved For one poor soul on Valentine's Day 74 years ago, there was no love, only hate. By the time February 14, 1945, came to an end, Charles Walton had been brutally murdered in a field and was left ThThe Valentine’s Day murder was quickly picked up by daily newspapers. It was dubbed ‘Witchcraft Murder’ with no possible suspects, motivations, or witnesses to report. It became the subject of the now out-of-print 1971 BBC documentary, The Power of the Witch. The murder garnered newfound media attention for Lower Quinton. A Valentine's Day murder that saw a farmer pinned to the ground by his own pitchfork remains unsolved after 72 years. Charles Walton was found with a pitchfork buried deep in his chest at a farm It was Valentine’s Day in 1945 when the body of 74-year-old Charles Walton, a farm labourer who grew up locally, was found twisted on the idyllic slope of Meon Hill. Walton’s throat had been On Valentine’s Day (February 14th) in 1945, a 74-year-old farm worker named Charles Walton was found murdered on a farm in Warwickshire. While occult phenomena have frequently been cited with On Valentine’s Day 1945, 74-year-old farm laborer, Charles Walton, made an early start to remove the hedges from the slopes of Meon Hill. Walton had lived and worked in Lower Quinton for his entire life and, despite his seniority and the onset of rheumatism, he continued light farm duties whenever possible. Now, intra-familial sexual abuse was not much spoken of in the 1940s. No evidence points to anything untoward about Walton’s relationship with his niece, and she passionately defended him from any accusation of his alleged relationship with witchcraft or sorcery in a 1971 TV interview on February 14, St Valentine’s Day. Valentine's Day is etched in the minds of people in a small South Warwickshire village forever because of a strange murder, carried out among rumours of witchcraft and black magic. On Valentines Day 1945, Charles Walton left his home in Lower Quinton in Warwickshire to go and tend a fence on the slopes of Meon Hill. Waved off by his niece Edith, Charles made his way to work, with his walking stick, his pitchfork and billhook in hand, never to return. Couple’s abduction, torture, murder remains a Valentine’s Day mystery in Durham almost 4 decades later ARLINGTON – The Arlington Police Department and FBI Dallas Field Office have announced a breakthrough in the brutal 1985 Valentine's Day murder of 22-year-old Terri McAdams.The case had gone 64 votes, 11 comments. 47K subscribers in the MurderDrones community. Murder drones is a show produced by Glitch Productions in collaboration with On a chilling St. Valentine’s Day in 1945, the quaint village of Lower Quinton in Warwickshire, England, was gripped by a murder mystery that would baffle investigators for generations. About Valentine's Day Events in Warwickshire 2025 Find the best Valentine's Day events in Warwickshire 2025. View beautiful hotels, romantic restaurants and local events to celebrate Valentine's with a loved one. From the classroom to the dinner party, a dose of Valentine's Day trivia pairs well with your favorite chocolate. Stump your friends, family, and love interest with sweet Valentine's fun facts. Valentine’s Day triple murder still unsolved, 35 years later by: Abbie Burke, Mike Duran. a lot of the community was really involved in trying to solve it, a lot of people had called in and Gruesome Valentine’s Day rape and murder finally solved after 40 years of mystery On Valentine’s Day, 1985, a student was violently raped and murdered as she baked a cake. Her killer was never Naomi Louise Smith (4 March 1980 – 14 September 1995) was a 15-year-old schoolgirl from Nuneaton. [2] On the evening of 14 September 1995, Smith left her home to post a letter for her mother at a local post box. WHEN: Feb. 8, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. COST: $15 MORE INFORMATION: Registration is open from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at
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