MURDERS THAT HAUNT: The Case of Ethel Major - The Corned Beef Killer

In this gripping continuation of our Murders That Haunt series, Yvette Fielding returns to rural England to uncover a case where betrayal was served at the dinner table. In May 1934, in the quiet Lincolnshire village of Kirkby-on-Bain, Arthur Major sat down to eat a simple meal of corned beef prepared by his wife. Within hours, he was dead: poisoned with strychnine. His killer, Ethel Major, would go on to become the only woman ever executed at HM Prison Hull. But did the story end at the gallows? We explore the chilling reports that have surfaced in the decades since: from the condemned corridor of Hull Prison, where footsteps are still said to echo, to the Major family home where an ordinary kitchen carries an uneasy atmosphere, and finally to the quiet grounds of St Mary's Church, where some claim a solitary figure walks near the boundary wall after dusk. Through witness accounts, folklore, and paranormal theory, we investigate whether something of that final betrayal still lingers across these locations, not as a dramatic haunting, but as something far quieter… and perhaps more unsettling. This is the story of suspicion, poison, and a legacy that may never have truly settled. This is Murders That Haunt: The Corned Beef Killer. A Create Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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MURDERS THAT HAUNT: The Case of Ethel Major - The Corned Beef Killer is an episode from Paranormal Activity with Yvette Fielding by adam.foster@createproductions.com .

This episode is 35:38 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2026.

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