The Body In Wyken Basin / Linda Edwards & Noel John Dooley
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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🗓️ 6 September 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
On the morning of May 15th, 1979, three boys were playing by the Wyken Basin when they noticed something floating in the water. Curious, they went to take a closer look. They approached the reeds on the water's edge, and the object came into focus. It dawned on them that it was a body. Panicked by their discovery, the boys ran to the first adult they could find. They told him what they had seen in the water and in turn he hurriedly contacted the police…
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| 0:44.5 | Wyken Slough is one of the largest grassland areas in Coventry. |
| 0:54.0 | Nestled in the north of the city, it has been |
| 0:56.9 | referred to as a green lung. The area is a serene nature reserve and a joy for bird spotters, |
| 1:05.5 | as many species thrive in the marshy conditions. Walking through the park it's possible to go beneath the M6 |
| 1:14.5 | to the Weycan Basin, a small canal that serves as a mooring spot for boats that usually cruise along |
| 1:21.5 | canals in Coventry and Oxford. It's a pleasant place to take a walk, and in the 1970s, it was not unusual to see groups of |
| 1:33.9 | young children playing on the banks unsupervised. |
| 1:38.7 | On the morning of May 15, 1979, three boys were playing by the Weiken Basin when they noticed something floating in the water. |
| 1:50.8 | Curious, they went to take a closer look. |
| 1:54.8 | They approached the reeds on the water's edge, and the object came in to focus. |
| 2:01.6 | It dawned on them that it was a body. |
| 2:06.2 | Panicked by their discovery, the boys ran to the first adult they could find. |
| 2:12.6 | They told him what they had seen in the water and in turn he hurriedly contacted the police. |
| 2:23.8 | Welcome to Season 8, Episode 8 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK true crime. |
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