Norfolk headless body
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The Norfolk headless body case relates to a woman who was murdered around the first or second week of August 1974. Her decapitated body was found near Swaffham, Norfolk, England on 27 August 1974. Her head has never been found. Although the woman has never been identified, one theory being investigated is that she was a sex worker known as "The Duchess" who worked the Great Yarmouth docks under that pseudonym prior to her disappearance in mid-1974.
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Norfolk headless body | |
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Born | 1939ā1951 (approximate) |
Status | Unidentified for 49 years, 8 months and 29 days |
Died | c. First or second week of August 1974 (aged 23ā35) |
Cause of death | Murder |
Body discovered | 27 August 1974 Swaffham, Norfolk, England |
Resting place | Swaffham Cemetery, Swaffham, Norfolk, England[1] |
Other names | "The Duchess" |
Known for | Unidentified decedent |
Height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) to 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Children | At least 1 |
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