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b'When William Harrison left his house on a calm midsummer evening of 1660, no one expected him to not return for two years, Except maybe William himself\\u2026 Or maybe not. Equally surprising would have been the confessions that would follow of his murder from a trio of servants, one of whom was an alleged witch and none of whom can possibly have been guilty, given that the victim was very much alive. Later to become known as the Campden Wonder, this is the tale of a tightly bound mystery made up of lies, superstition and sensationalism that after 350 years is as bizarre today as it was in the seventeenth Century.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nSOURCES\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nClark, George (1959) The Campden Wonder. Oxford University Press, UK.\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nLang, Andrew (1904) Historical Mysteries: The Campden Mystery. T. Nelson & Sons, UK\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nOverbury, Thomas (1676) A True and Perfect Account of the Examination, Confession, Trial, Condemnation, and Execution of Joan Perry, and her Two Sons, John and Richard Perry\\u2026 Rowland Reynolds, London, UK\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nTyus, Charles (1662) The Power of Witchcraft. The Three Bibles on London Bridge, London, UK\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\nClifford, P., 2020. The Campden Wonder - The Strangest "Murder" Case In English Legal History. [online] Campdenwonder.plus.com. Available at: [Accessed 26 June 2020].\\n\\xa0\\n\\n\\n------\\n\\nFor extended show notes, including maps, links and scripts, head over to darkhistories.com \\nSupport the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories\\nConnect with us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast\\nOr find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/darkhistories\\n& Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/\\nOr you can contact us directly via email at contact@darkhistories.com\\nor via voicemail on:\\xa0(415) 286-5072\\nor join our Discord community: https://discord.gg/6f7e2pt\\nMusic was recorded by me \\xa9 Ben Cutmore 2017\\nOther Outro music was Paul Whiteman & his orchestra with Mildred Bailey - All of me (1931). It\'s out of copyright now, but if you\'re interested, that was that.'