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Norfolk headless body

Norfolk headless body
Born1939–1951 (approximate)
StatusUnidentified for 50 years, 5 months and 11 days
Diedc. First or second week of August 1974 (aged 23–35)
Cause of deathMurder
Body discovered27 August 1974
Swaffham, Norfolk, England
Resting placeSwaffham Cemetery, Swaffham, Norfolk, England[1]
Other names"The Duchess"
Known forUnidentified decedent
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) to 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
ChildrenAt least 1
Position of Swaffham, Norfolk, near where the woman's body was found
Approximate position of Brake Hill Farm, near Swaffham (arrowed)
Brake Hill Drove, western end

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.

  1. ^ "Headless Cockley Cley victim reburied". 11 June 2008.

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