The History Bureau presents-A Very Whitstable Murder The Man in the Woods

I am terribly sorry - it is a diabolical thing.

Back by popular demand after his sell-out 2024 Playhouse show, join local historian Dr Graham Birrell for another interactive evening examining a long-forgotten Whitstable murder-investigation. Once again, the audience becomes the jury for the night to examine the exact same evidence presented at the original trialwill you find the prime suspect guilty or not guilty?

It was a perfect summers day for a drive through the Kent countryside. Three women leave a country pub to return one of them to their now famous Whitstable home - but a picnic stop ends in complete disaster. The prime suspect had left a trail of mayhem and destruction around the world, all centring on an obsession with one thing.guns. But was he bad, or simply very, very, mad?

The story was so shocking it made headlines across the globe - after rediscovering the case, Graham thought it deserved to be brought back to wider attention, especially given the tragic parallels with an infamous set of Kent murders that gripped Britain several decades later. So join Graham for an incredible night of true crime and tragedy.