Found Deceased UK - William "Bill" Taylor, 70, Gosmore, Hertfordshire, 3 June 2018

[Alyce]

The court heard that she met Mr Cannon at the end of 2017 when he came to do some work on Dog Kennel Farm.

She said he became a regular visitor and eventually asked her out an an affair began.

'It just seemed to happen- we clicked. I wasn't looking for a relationship and it sort of happened.'

She said she understood Mr Cannon and his wife 'were splitting up.'

She said she kept her relationship with Mr Cannon a secret from her children because she 'didn't want to hurt anyone.'

Mrs Taylor added 'I was still married to him and I was still trying to work it out with him.'

She told the jury she never had any plans that she would marry Mr Cannon and went on 'I was still with Bill and I had promised my children I would never marry again.'

Mrs Taylor said about three weeks before Bill Taylor disappeared she had received a 'love letter' from him asking that they get back together.

'I had a chat with my children and left it up to them about what they wanted me to do,' she told the court.


Mother-of-four, 53, accused of murdering her wealthy farmer husband | Daily Mail Online

 

[Alyce]

Unless they know exactly what time Bill disappeared I don't think the wedding alibi will hold up - this could have happened at 3 or 4 am. He probably did it that night because people would have seen him at the wedding, then he disappeared while everyone else was crashed out from the drink. Strange to have a wedding reception on a Sunday night.

WGC to Harkness Hall - 10 miles, 20 minute drive - even less, late at night.

 

[English007]

Murder charges dropped against GG, holes are starting to appear in the police theory.

 

[Legally Bland]

Murder charges dropped against GG, holes are starting to appear in the police theory.

Dropped on his evidence from last week. I'm not sure GG's evidence is beneficial to PC though.

But it's difficult as the reporting has been shocking.

 

[Alyce]

The Crown Court
at St Albans

Daily Courtroom List for Friday 18 October 2019
FINAL 3

ST ALBANS

Court 1 - sitting at 10:00 am

HIS HONOUR JUDGE KAY QC




Trial (Part Heard)
T20187324 CANNON Paul T 41B26629618 WCHFM Crown Prosecution Service

TAYLOR Angela 41B26629618





T20197026 GRIFFITHS Gwyn 41B21118519 WCHFM Crown Prosecution Service
Linked to T20187324

 

[Alyce]

Court not sitting on Monday October 21, 2019

 

[English007]

Not sitting on Tuesday either.

 

[Alyce]

No court today

 

[English007]

Gosmore farmer murder trial adjourned due to 'unforeseen circumstances'.

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Next court date is Monday 28th as the judge has suffered a bereavement.

 

[Alyce]

Moving on to closing speeches already


St Albans Crown Court 1 T20187324
T20197026
angela taylor
gwyn griffiths
paul timothy cannon
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 11:00 - 10:37
Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 10:59
Trial (Part Heard) - Defence ANGELA TAYLOR Case Closed - 11:24
Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 12:15 - 12:07
Trial (Part Heard) - Prosecution Closing Speech - 12:20
Trial (Part Heard) - Case adjourned until 14:05 - 13:01

 

[Alyce]

St Albans Crown Court 1 T20187324
T20197026
angela taylor
gwyn griffiths
paul timothy cannon
Details: Trial (Part Heard) - Resume - 10:41
Trial (Part Heard) - PAUL TIMOTHY CANNON; Defence Closing Speech - 14:16

 

[Alyce]

Wednesday October 30, 2019

ST ALBANS

Court 1 - sitting at 10:00 am

HIS HONOUR JUDGE KAY QC




Trial (Part Heard)
T20187324 CANNON Paul T 41B26629618 WCHFM Crown Prosecution Service

TAYLOR Angela 41B26629618


T20197026 GRIFFITHS Gwyn 41B21118519 WCHFM Crown Prosecution Service
Linked to T20187324

 

[English007]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-5022069
Update on PC' s defence

 

[Alyce]

A wealthy farmer probably died after getting "stuck in mud", a court heard.

The skeletal remains of William Taylor, 69, were found on a riverbank near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in February, eight months after he was last seen.

Mr Taylor's estranged wife Angela Taylor, 53, and her lover Paul Cannon, 54, deny murdering him.

Michael Magarian QC, defending Cannon, said Mr Taylor's lack of injuries suggested the question of how he died had a "rather banal answer".

He told St Albans Crown Court Mr Taylor had got repeatedly stuck in "wet and boggy ground" while erecting a fence in 2017 on the "exact same spot" he was found dead.

A teacup found beside his decomposed body, near his home of Harkness Hall, in Gosmore, indicated Mr Taylor may have "gone to that spot like a picnic, almost", said Mr Magarian.

"Is it so incredible that a man who has no injuries at all, ribs entirely intact, no broken bones or skull fracture ... is it incredible to accept that he got stuck in mud?

"He was found up to his waist in mud and upright. He was visible, for goodness' sake, still in his boiler overalls.

"What's the point in killing someone and then leaving the body visible?"

Prosecutor John Price QC has previously said Mr Taylor may have suffered a "possible fracture" to the neck.


Farmer 'not murdered but got stuck in mud'

 

[Alyce]

Regarding sexually graphic and violent messages between Mr Cannon and Ms Taylor, Mr Magarian said: "Some people express themselves more extremely than others."

"Death threats are common currency" in society today, he added, citing those against MPs.

"They don't describe a coherent plan to murder," he said.

A third defendant, Gwyn Griffiths, 60, of Folkestone, Kent, denies conspiracy to murder after allegedly discussing hiring a hitman with Mr Cannon.



Farmer 'not murdered but got stuck in mud'

 

[English007]

Thanks Alyce, I messed up my link.

 

[Alyce]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-5022069
Update on PC' s defence

I can't get that link to open English - I have added a post today that I found on bbc website - is it the same info ?

 

[Alyce]

Thanks Alyce, I messed up my link.

Ah, ok, we crossed in posting there.

Interesting defence. Have to wonder how Bill's body was not found earlier if it was standing upright in the mud. The police searched the area including parts of that river. Plus am fairly sure I read about some drainage work that was done there a month or two after he disappeared.

 

[Alyce]

Jurors were told that forensic pathologist Dr Charlotte Randall found no sign of blunt force injuries, no gunshot or stab wounds, and no evidence of toxic substances being ingested.

But there was a "possible fracture of one of the delicate neck structures ... raising the possibility of compression of the neck prior to death", prosecutor John Price QC has said.


Wealthy farmer 'murdered by wife and her lover got stuck in the mud