55 | The East Haddon Murder Mystery : Who Killed Annie Pritchard?

In 1892, the dismembered body of Annie Pritchard was discovered in a ditch in East Haddon, England, leading to an investigation that linked her death to Andrew MacRae, a man with whom she had an affair. MacRae, who had been living with his wife and children in Birmingham, had moved to Northampton with Annie, where they set up a home, and he eventually murdered her after she gave birth to their child. MacRae was convicted of murder and hanged in January 1893, while Annie was buried in East Haddon Cemetery, her grave marked by a headstone funded by public subscription.

But questions remain....was that really Annie Pritchard's body? and was Andrew MacRae the killer?

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Sources:
Northamptonshire Tales of Mystery and Murder by David Saint
Diss Express - Friday 23 September 1892
Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser - Friday 23 September 1892
Chicago Tribune Wed, 21 Dec 1892
Birmingham Daily Post Monday 26 Dec 1892
Cornish Echo and Falmouth & Penryn Times - Saturday 07 January 1893