In a quiet English village, a few hours drive from London, a threat was delivered to a local farmer.

Impaled on a fence post, a severed lambs head, along with the message, you next.

The note said little about its author, but between the lines, it said plenty.

Nestled among the lush rolling hills of England's west country is the tiny village of Horton,

a cluster of houses lining one main street, a farming community where life is simple, quiet and peaceful.

But in the spring of 1984, the peace and quiet were shattered following a series of bizarre events that took place here at Widenhill Farm.

44-year-old Graham Backhouse and his wife, Margaret, lived at the farm with their two children.

Backhouse had inherited the farm from his father, but by all accounts, Backhouse, a former hairdresser, was not having financial success as a farmer.

He had to take over the farm, he had no option in the business, and there was a pretty obvious that he was kind of reluctant, grudging farmer.

But it was well known that the farm was not making money.

On March 30, 1984, Backhouse reported a grisly and terrifying discovery.

A severed lamb's head had been impaled on his fence post, placed next to it a note warning in large handwritten letters, you next.

Backhouse told police that this wasn't the first time threats had been made against him.

He told me that he was receiving telephone calls of a threatening nature, even threats to kill as I recall.

Backhouse also told police about a threatening letter he had received in the mail, which said, words to the effect, you have ruined my sister's life, I'm going to get you your bastard.

Less than two weeks later, the threats turned violent.

Margaret Backhouse was heading into town to do some shopping.

She decided to take her husband's car because her car was having some mechanical difficulties.

The bomb was unsophisticated, but extremely powerful.

It had been planted directly under the driver's seat.

Strictly speaking, it was a very difficult situation.

The bomb was not a very difficult situation, but it was very difficult.

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