Winifred Mary Mitchell - Murdered on 31 March 1913

 

Photo of Winnie taken about 1910

Winnie as described in the book 'Murder in Dorset - She Don't Want Any Money Where She is to', by Nicola Sly ".... an attractive brunette with a sweet face and a petite but curvy figure. She was a lively fun loving young woman ...."

Winnie is described by Graham Farrell in his book 'A Mix of Murders - The Departure of Winifred Mitchell' as, "...tall, dark-haired, independent-minded (if a little naive) ..."

The Graveyard Detective
http://graveyarddetective.blogspot.com/2010/07/winnie-mitchells-grave.html  

Countryside Tragedy, Murderer Prepares a Grave, Married Man Executed
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/10290091?searchTerm=william%20burton,%20executed&searchLimits=

A Murderer's Death, Burton Hanged, Confesses his guilt
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5417217

A Grave in the Woods
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5796235?searchTerm=william%20burton%20grave&searchLimits=l-title=The+Advertiser+(Adelaide,...|titleid:34|||l-category=Article|category:Article

A Young Lady's Death, Married Man Commited for Trial
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5407713?searchTerm=william%20burton%20grave&searchLimits=l-title=The+Advertiser+(Adelaide,...|titleid:34|||l-category=Article|category:Article

Covering Up Crimes -

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5791457?searchTerm=winifred%20mitchell&searchLimits=l-title=The+Advertiser+(Adelaide,...|titleid:34|||l-category=Article|category:Article

I was There As told to Roger Guttridge

http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/news/ThereAs-told-Roger-Guttridge/article-1322661-detail/article.html

True Crime Stories- First He Dug Her Grave
http://www.truecrimelibrary.com/this_week_in_crime.php?batch_number=173

Buried in a Wood - Hawara & Normanby Star
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=HNS19130630.2.5

The Wimborne Tragedy - Extraordinary Letters Supply the Clue to the Crime
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=OSWCC19130812.2.31&l=mi&e=-------10--1----0--

BOOKS:
Murders in Dorset - 'She Don't Need Any Money Where She is to' by Nicola Sly
Dorset Murders - 'The Cook & the Trapper' by Roger Guttridge
A Mix of Murders - 'The Departure of Winifred Mitchell' by Grahame Farrell  http://kembra.dodeca.co.uk/A_Mix_of_Murders.htm




    St Mary's Church, Long Crichel where Winifred is buried