Dog unearths Victorian poison bottle near 1865 murder site
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Fact-Checking
33 claimsStanley the Labrador dug up a blue glass vial in the back garden of his family home in Clyst Honiton, Devon.
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The vial had the words 'Not to be taken' spelled out down the sides.
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Paul Phillips, 49, initially thought the vial was a pipe.
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Open Questions
5 questionsWhether the Victorian poison bottle found by the dog is definitively linked to the 1865 murder of William Ashford.
Who originally buried the poison bottle and for what specific purpose.
If there is any forensic or historical evidence beyond proximity to confirm the bottle's connection to the Ashford case.
The exact location and condition of other potential evidence from the 1865 murder case.
Whether authorities or historians plan to investigate the bottle further to establish its provenance.
Research Log
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