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Red Barn Murder
Murder committed in Polstead, Suffolk, England in 1827
"Murder in the Red Barn" redirects here. For the 1935 film, see Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn.
"Maria Marten" redirects here.
For other uses, see Maria Marten (disambiguation).
The Red Barn Murder was an 1827 murder in Polstead, Suffolk, England. A young woman, Maria Marten, was shot dead by her lover William Corder at the Red Barn, a local landmark.
The two had arranged to meet before eloping to Ipswich.
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Corder sent letters to Marten's family claiming that she was well, but after her stepmother spoke of having dreamed that Maria had been murdered, her body was discovered in the barn the next year.
Corder was located in London, where he had married.
He was returned to Suffolk and found guilty of murder in a well-publicised trial. In 1828, he was hanged at Bury St Edmunds in an execution witnessed by a huge crowd. The story provoked numerous newspaper articles, songs and plays.
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