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Polstead

22 Apr 2025
A brown book is displayed on a clear stand against a black backdrop. Some of the book's spine is missing.

Who was the murderer whose skin binds a book?

The story of a notorious killer whose skin covers two books held at a Suffolk museum.

22 Apr 2025
Suffolk
16 Jan 2021
Linda Smith

'Tremendous obstacles' in 1961 child murder case

The murder of 12-year-old Linda Smith, who was strangled with her school scarf, remains unsolved, 60 years on.

16 Jan 2021
Suffolk

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