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Murder stones can be found dotted around the English landscape. These gravestone-like monuments, which mark the sites of horrific killings, feature inscriptions commemorating the victims and warning of the consequences of such acts. Some describe how the murder was committed. One stone criticises the female victim for having "incautiously repaired to a scene of amusement, without proper protection." Another, commemorating an unpunished murder, was erected in front of the main suspect's house, engraved with the words: "Although the savage murderer escaped for a season ... God hath set his mark upon him ... and the cry of blood will assuredly pursue him to certain and terrible righteous judgement" Murder stones were often set up by notable local people, such as religious leaders, landowners and justices of the peace. They were especially popular in the 1820s. #folklore #history #gothic #weird #death #psychogeography #landscape