The Notorious Lightfoot Brothers

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The Notorious Lightfoot Brothers

Season: 5 Episode: 37

Nevell Norway, a well-known and respected timber importer and shipping merchant in Wadebridge, Cornwall, was admired not only for his business acumen but also for his philanthropic work. His prominence in the community would become even more widely recognized due to his tragic murder

CAST

The Royal Cornwall Gazette - Steve Yeo

Dr. Trehane Symons Tickell - Marcus Kepple-Palmer

The Royal Cornwall Gazette - Steve Sheperd

James Lightfoot - Molly Jefferies

William Lightfoot - Joe Wilson

London Evening Standard - Rose Hales

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SOURCES

Bodmin Prison

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Murder of Mr. Nevell Norway, “Murder of Mr. Nevell Norway,” February 21, 1840, p. 2.

Royal Cornwall Gazette, “Dreadful Murder at Wadebridge,” February 14, 1840, p. 2.

Royal Cornwall Gazette, “£260 Reward,” February 14, 1840, p. 5

Royal Cornwall Gazette, “Cornwall Lent Assizes,” April 3, 1840, p. 2.

London Evening Standard, “Execution of James and William Lightfoot for Murder,” April 18, 1840, p. 3.

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