Murder & homicide · 1860 · Victorian

The Road Hill House Murder

In 1860 three-year-old Francis Saville Kent was found murdered at Road Hill House, Wiltshire. The case became a landmark in detective history after Inspector Jonathan Whicher suspected a family member. His initial theory was later proved correct.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.