A man's body was discovered in the desolate landscape of Saddleworth Moor in the Peak District National Park. There was no clue as to who the man was. A BBC Radio 4 series.
Moor
Moorland
Mortuary
Incident
Strychnine
ongoing investigation
reservoir
grass verge
cardiac arrest
mild weather
to dawn on sb
A conscious decision
to appear to be the case
retrace sb's steps
Listen to episode 1:
The Body on the Moor
Who are these people?
John Coleman
Stuart Crowther
Jon Minel
1. What happened on Saturday, 12th December, 2015, 10:47 a.m.?
2. What was weather like that morning?
3. Why did the ambulance staff think the man might still be alive?
4. How was the man lying?
5. What did the man have on him?
Episode 2: The Journey
Take notes on these points: why are they significant in the story?
65-75
Greenfield
The Clarence Pub
Accent
2pm
Melvin Robinson
3 minutes
Plastic container
Ealing Broadway
9.03am
Oliver Martin
Ealing South
12.17pm
54 minutes
An hour later
Episode 3: Poison
After six months, the man’s body remains in a mortuary in
Oldham. Toxicology reports reveal the unusual way he died, and we hear about
the plastic container he was carrying.
1. Why did Rebecca and her colleague call the man Neil Dovestones?
2. Why has DNA profiling not been helpful in identifying the man?
3. How can isotope testing help in identifying someone?
4. In what way has DNA been useful?
5. How many people have contacted the police thinking they might know the man?
6. What two languages were on the medicine box?
7. Why did the box have the word "poison" on it?
8. Has it been officially confirmed that the man died of strychnine poisoning?
9. Why are strychnine cases so rare in the EU these days?
10. What was strychnine traditionally used for?
11. Why was it popular in literature?
12. Why are the police convinced the man poisoned himself?
13. What is the clue in the man's leg?
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