It's worth noting that £4 back then was not a small amount of money. It only sounds so because of the predecimal system, £4 back then would have been equivalent to about £300 today.
@@MamaMOB I think it's far more likely that Reignbot doesn't understand predecimal currency (to be fair, I don't expect many people outside the UK to) than it meaning that there was more money to take. Also other writings detail that the money taken was insurance money that was locked inside a kitchen cupboard and the whole sum was taken.
In the Sherlock Holmes story, "The Red Headed League", a person puts an ad in the paper for a job that pays £4 a week, and has hundreds of people apply for it.
I wonder if someone wanted to take revenge on the husband, maybe something he didn't even consider a big deal, a rejected insurance claim maybe, people can go ballistic over something like this.
It's definitely not the first time something like this happened, but to be fair in a lot of cases involving married couples deaths the other one usually did it. Also to be fair there just doesn't seem to be a motive for William in this case.
@@Capellx actually there are a lot of cases where a lover husband or wife has killed the other, but what I can see you are actually talking about is the bad ones which if you look long enough in any office you will find. It's not a police only thing, and I definitely wouldn't say that all cops are evil because that would be wrong. To finish this video even states the majority of reasons that married people kill their spouse.
Maybe it initially was a robbery, but the wife surprised the thief and he panicked, grabbed the poker and beat her to death, then just cleaned and left in a panic without stealing anything else. About 99.9% certain the husband was innocent, they found his private journals where he wrote about how he missed his wife and wanted to find the killer. In addition to his pretty ironclad alibi.
@@Iegoeggo honestly i think the phone call and the fake address were used to make sure the husband wouldn't be in the house at the time, leaving it open to rob/murder the wife
@@Iegoeggoit does actually! Some robbers tend to “scope” the house by calling or find any opportunities to look around. It would have been perfect to lead the man away and only have the “defenseless woman”
The case of Julia Wallace is intriguing to learn about. Seems like the motives behind her murder are far more intricate than anyone of us could assume.
My first thought about the lock wasn't that it was rusty, but rather he didn't want to be alone. I remember hearing about a case a long time ago where the person came home to find someone murdered and instead of calling for help they left again and made up an excuse for the neighbour to come with them. They then pretended to discover the body for the first time. They weren't the killer, but thought being the first person to discover the body and to be alone at the time would put them as the #1 suspect and that having someone there with them would clear them. Unfortunately, once the police figured out this ploy, it made them look more suspicious than if they just outright called the police themselves.
Was it the high school daughter's drama teacher in the List family murders? I think he broke into the house to check on the family, found the bodies, and then went back in a way that would make neighbors suspicious so the police would be called to go check the house.
@@srahhh Might be! I remember that one! Sounds about right though. I'm just so deep into true crime now that cases tend to overlap and I forget all the details, but that sounds about right.
My first thought was that he didn't enter the key in completely. It's a hassle, but I've been left out of my house thinking I accidentally brought with me someone else's keys instead of mine, then the lock magically works. I've no idea how locks back then worked, tho. Then again, I might be retarded.
@@AlexLococo I can see that too. I can totally see that too! You're tired, frustrated, angry even! Been led on a wild goose chase all day and you just want to do is get home...but in your haste you fumble your key. Yeah, I think most everyone has been in that situation.
I just simply love old British mysteries. You should definitely check out the death of Thomas Patteson Moss, an Oxford student who was going back to his home at the evening and ended up 10 miles away in a burning haystack day after. Investigators speculated... that drunk Thomas just lied down in the haystack to sleep and the haystack combusted itself. They didn't explain anything regarding how Thomas even got to the village in the first place and why. My wild theory was that he was ran over by a car and the driver thought he killed the man. (but just got him unconscious). Driver put him to the car and drove to a random village at night to drop the body and set the fire on.
oh! theres a really deep dive of this Qualtrough story told by a guy with a fantastic "old fashioned" english accent/style...written as an essay. im sure you would enjoy. its the channel they got away with murder.x
Lots of possibilities. People were extremely private back then, to a degree that's unimaginable today. Probably a lot of people who should have been suspects flew completely under police radar. Sherlock Holmes would've solved this one in no time.
Not only matter of privacy but as well police professionalism. Those folks weren't the brightest bulbs usually, the idea of scientific approach to a crime scene wasn't really considered so I would take any claims from police reports with a grain of salt.
Sherlock Holmes would have focus on the chess club and then uncover it was used partially to cover an underground operation involving mass insurance fraud, conspiracy etc.
Maybe the criminal was still in the house when he was trying to first open the doors and they crouched down and held onto the doorknobs to stop the doors from opening then sneaking out when he went to the neighbors?? Idk?
As soon as you dropped the name William Wallace I immediately recognized this story from the Poisoner's Cabinet podcast. The hosts had lots of thoughts about the event.
I think the killer is someone he knew at the chess club. Someone who: A) Could have had a beef with him B) Knew, or could figure out, his schedule C) Had a calculating and devious mind, to come up with a plan that complex.
I don't believe Mr. Wallace was the killer, and I have an odd reasoning for it. There is a sport called "Chess Boxing" where two combatants cycle between boxing one another, and having a game of chess with one another. This is a difficult sport because boxing requires aggression whereas chess requires being calculated, so thinking carefully by playing chess makes you worse at boxing and having adrenaline pumping makes you worse at chess. I bring this up because if Mr. Wallace had indeed murdered his wife right before leaving for a game of chess, then he would still be in a state of high adrenaline and almost certainly distraught (to some extent) over his own actions, which would have had a significant impact on how he played chess. As there weren't any reports from the players saying he was acting off and playing strangely that day, then I am inclined to believe he hadn't just murdered his wife right before the match.
A wonderful sport to learn about and a fantastic theory if these events were true, but sadly you must have misheard; he had been playing chess the day before she was killed, and he was out driving and searching for the mystery client's house when she was actually murdered. Maybe it could still be a note anyway, though, as I'm sure someone's mind would be racing while they know they're going to carry out their plan to kill their wife just the next day... not as strong but still something to consider, that anticipation in the mental state possible making him worse at chess if he was guilty?
Honestly I kind of think the opposite. I think Julia's murder was to get back Wallace for something, maybe he thought was insignificant. I noticed that it was never mentioned that she was covered... but very gruesome and "hands on." How it was committed seems like a crime of passion, like an enraged husband... But people also tend to cover (at least the heads) of people they kill that they know, or care about. I'm sure there was something around to throw on top of her, so that makes me think even more so it was not Wallace... Less likely someone who knew her well... But was still very passionate. Anger directed towards Wallace but inflicted onto Julia may explain that. Unless it was a secret stalker situation or random yet sexually motivated. Idk how well they could investigate all sorts of SA back then... however, for some, the act of killing itself is the sexual part. However, these aren't solid rules of murder, obviously... And I'm just some bimbo on the internet lol
In England we have many judicial 1st but also many injustices. The “ let him have it” being a notable one. I known this case well and it’s such a bizarre story, in a way he could’ve have set it up but then there are also other possibilities. His closed and stern personality didn’t help him much which isn’t a reason to judge but how will we ever know.
Well they say that you can't commit the perfect crime but apparently some people did, well at least they wasn't found out for the terrible things they did until after they had long started taking their dirt nap.
Thank you for the upload. Love your work❤. What a sad incident. I hope whoever it was who murdered the poor woman got caught in something else later on (if it wasn’t the husband)
I honestly feel so bad for Wallace. Like Yes super Sus but its all so coincidental and then afterwards you're a pariah and worst of all You lost the love of your life who'd support you during such hard times. damn bro. They stole his Money, Wife and Life.
That was nicely put together and well presented, with just the right amount of foreshadowing. One suggestion I would make: if the location is in Europe (like in England, in this case), better not use stock footage from American cities. They look wildly different and it undermines the immersion. Also, I would try to stick to footage that is at least somewhat compatible with the time period, although I do realize that this might be quite hard to do at times.
I actually know of this case because of a Chills video, funnily enough. This was back when his content was decent, and the video where he talked about the case was from 2016, titled "6 Scary & Unexplained Phone Calls". As soon as I saw the title of this video in my notifications, I knew what case this video was about.
I looked at the title card and immediately got excited when I saw the name "Dorothy L. Sayers" on it! If you haven't read her Lord Peter Wimsey series of detective books, DO IT. I think they stack up to or perhaps even surpass Sherlock Holmes.
Wait... hold up there... She's a mystery writer??? AND nobody thought there was the remotest possibility that a "frustrated fan" might've found some screwed up inspiration in her books or tried their own hand at "beating her at her own game" with a murder that couldn't be solved... ...um... Look, I get that she was a private person and all, but it's just a tiny bit TOO convenient or ironic that a mystery writer got beaten to death in her own home and nobody really figured out who did it or how it was fully perpetrated... Maybe my mind is just too twisted for this kind of "hobby speculation" at any great skill, but that's a damnably interesting angle just "flailing in empty space". "Lord Peter Wimsey" sounds somewhat familiar, though... as did Sayers... I'm gonna have to check that out... at least a little "research"... haha ;o)
@@IngrainedReason It was late... what can I say... WAY too long just reading comments... haha... Caught up earlier today when I started looking into it... 🤪🤣😂😅
More speculation to add. Perhaps this was a robbery that went wrong. The robberies not realizing their target was married. Made a reason for him to leave. To a location that didnt exist. But sounds like it could be. Leaving enough time to banboozle his residents of valuables. Only killing the witness to escape consequences.
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So remember reading this story about 10 years ago. When reading about this the author mentioned that when neighbors where talking about the couple they mentioned that they were a bit "weird" and when the autopsy was being conducted she was said to be wearing a diaper.
Not enough information. The farther we go back in history the worse that seems to get. Yet, you were expert at this presentation. You could make a habit of these old, obscure crimes.
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What if the store owner is guilty? After all he was the only one to witness the call. Perhaps it never even happened and he just made it up to get Wallace out of the way
I’m so sad that this channel has slipped into true crime when it used to be full of such interesting internet mysteries. There’s not many of those left and it’s really unfortunate. I hope you reconsider that kind of content as it’s what made me subscribe in the first place. I miss the longer videos too. Such a shame
@krispsandwich do you watch nexpo by any chance? He does a lot of Internet mystery videos :) it could also be a problem with there not being many being made as of right now, covid put a damper on a lot of ARGs
@@hannahadams4522 I do yeah but they’re doing a lot of ARGs at the moment. I do miss that old fashioned Internet mystery content. Maybe there’s no more mysteries to talk about
Not a whole lot of video footage from the case (I mean, it was 1931). Would you have preferred a black screen while she read her well-researched script on the case? 🙄
Wallace was accustomed to coming home to an open door. He fidgeted with a lock waiting for his wife to hear it and open the door. And again. Then... neighbors? With neighbors at his back he turned the key with enough force. At least that point isn't evidence.
@@xxxstellarxxx She did a silent "work from home" / "study" stream. It was supposed to be a chill stream. People kept trying to ask questions, but she wasn't even planning on talking. Some people thought it was fake and for some ARG or there would be a jumpscare. People kept asking why she had a mask and telling her she didn't need it. (she had it for privacy reasons) It was kinda a mess, and she said in chat that she would only be doing it in the future for channel members only.
This is so mysterious, the husband didn't have enough time to commit the murder and be on the places where he was seen soon after and whoever killed the lady was careful enough to not leave any kind of clue in the crime scene, at this point I guess this case might stay unsolved forever.
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Great Video. Just not a fan of old murder mysterious as I feel it always boils down to lack of modern forensics, poor interrogation/question techniques, no evidence/rumour mill etc. Or maybe more crazy stuff just happened in the past before forensics. I mean 2022 years ago, a boy was born who apparently could walk on water and heal the sick... just wish they had a video camera back then so I could see it
I don't think crazier stuff happened before forensics. I mean you have that aspect, the you have a lot of time for the story to change and get more intense. Things can get pretty exaggerated. Like how they said Jayne Mansfield's tragic accident decapitated her and her head flew off into the road... turns out it was just her wig in the road and her head was still... slightly... attached to her neck. Also, Not to be that person, but probably a smidge more that 2022. It's estimated that Jesus was most likely born 7 BC and 4 BC. At least in that decade. Not that it really matters or I really care, I'm not Christian. (Or a history expert. Or very smart.)
He walked on water by tying a bunch of helium balloons to himself, thus lowering his density and preventing him from sinking. He healed the sick by giving them ibuprofen. Do you not remember the Bible verses that explained this?
@@pneuma6202 Great analysis. Yeah you are right. It is interesting but compared to modern times where you have CCTV or pictures etc; it just feels like it always comes down to something ridiculous. Also media laws were probably different so they just printed whatever and just goes from there. Then it turns out it was probably just a freak accident or they went missing and conspiracy theories go everywhere
My guess on the matter of why the killer didn't strike when he got the husband away is that maybe he was someone who people had seen visiting the Wallace's before and held off on arriving till when it would seem normal. Or maybe he got cold feet and decided to wait till the husband was closer to mislead police.
I would have thought Wallace,but u can't condemn a man with no evidence,there are cases where there are random acts of extreme violence, unexplainably forced upon a random victim,a possible attempted rape or abduction that was foiled by Julia's extreme fight for survival in which the attacker lost it!and became infuriated and damaged her with a bit of Overkill!
@Reignbot, I just have to say that I have a lot of respect to you. You have this intelligence and calmness that comes through on your videos. You are without any doubt one of my favorite TH-camrs and I wish a continuous success to you. Also, I really appreciate how you share information about cases in Asia, particularly in the Philippines. Love from Finland ❤️
Sounds like serious dedication to pretending to not have killed your wife. There really isn't anything pointing to him doing it, both practical from the evidence and in his behavior. Pretty pathetic and lazy of the town to just determine it's him based on pretty much nothing. This is a very intriguing crime, one of those that is infinitely as fascinating as it is are frustrating
Maybe the killer was someone who Wallace had beaten at chess and they were angry that he had eliminated them from the tournament. They'd know he would be at chess club on the day and time that "R.M. Qualtrough" called.
Wallace seems very suspicious to me. Going out of his way to ask everyone in sight for directions, then going to neighbors and claiming his key didn’t work when it apparently worked fine minutes later. Seems to me like he was deliberately leaving a trail of witnesses to confirm his alibi. I think he went home, murdered his wife, then went back outside to get the neighbors so he’d have witnesses when he found his wife’s body.
@@MamaMOB there was blood around the body and a weapon was missing. if you're quick there would be no struggle, nothing extra to clean. ive known of cases where the defendants were let off specifically because they had no blood on their clothes who were later realized to have been guilty. I don't even think he did it, i definitely dont think he should have been sentenced, as there's tons of reasonable doubt. but, i think saying he had a rock solid alibi because of those reasons is a little misleading. (this is just for fun, i don't hold an opinion either way, definitely not gonna speculate on his guilt, just the ability to have done it)
The thing with the keys kind of reminded me of a locked room mystery. Like the killer could have still been in the house when Wallace first tried the doors, but he blocked or jammed the doors with something. Then when Wallace went to get the neighbors, the killer could have quickly unblocked the doors and made his escape. If not from one of the doors, then maybe a window facing away from the neighbour's house.
@@googleoogle even if there is no struggle, bashing someones head in is going to cause blood splatter which is going to fly across the room and paint the walls, its not just going to leak out. it would take a while to clean all that up.
It's worth noting that £4 back then was not a small amount of money. It only sounds so because of the predecimal system, £4 back then would have been equivalent to about £300 today.
If I got it right, "only" is not meant to indicate a small sum, but refers to the fact that there was more to grab.
@@sthenzel It can but it's unlikely in this context.
@@captainweekend5276 I would disagree. I believe that was the exact context it was meant. That while some was stolen not all.
@@MamaMOB I think it's far more likely that Reignbot doesn't understand predecimal currency (to be fair, I don't expect many people outside the UK to) than it meaning that there was more money to take. Also other writings detail that the money taken was insurance money that was locked inside a kitchen cupboard and the whole sum was taken.
In the Sherlock Holmes story, "The Red Headed League", a person puts an ad in the paper for a job that pays £4 a week, and has hundreds of people apply for it.
I wonder if someone wanted to take revenge on the husband, maybe something he didn't even consider a big deal, a rejected insurance claim maybe, people can go ballistic over something like this.
Agreed, that's the first thing I thought too. I really don't think he did it.
I think it was an African American
@@TheBeigeRaider wtf is your problem?
In Liverpool?
@@AntiFaGoat it's not unlikely.
Oh man, poor dude, came back home to find his wife dead and was accused of murdering her
And even after his sentence is overturned, he’s still treat as guilty by the community :/
It's definitely not the first time something like this happened, but to be fair in a lot of cases involving married couples deaths the other one usually did it. Also to be fair there just doesn't seem to be a motive for William in this case.
Do you know how I can get up in those Reignbot guts? 🤒😩
@@Capellx actually there are a lot of cases where a lover husband or wife has killed the other, but what I can see you are actually talking about is the bad ones which if you look long enough in any office you will find. It's not a police only thing, and I definitely wouldn't say that all cops are evil because that would be wrong. To finish this video even states the majority of reasons that married people kill their spouse.
@@livefastdiequick I'll admit you made me laugh.
Maybe it initially was a robbery, but the wife surprised the thief and he panicked, grabbed the poker and beat her to death, then just cleaned and left in a panic without stealing anything else. About 99.9% certain the husband was innocent, they found his private journals where he wrote about how he missed his wife and wanted to find the killer. In addition to his pretty ironclad alibi.
But that doesn’t explain the mysterious phone call with the fake address
Off topic but a diary doesnt prove anything we all know how to lie
@@Iegoeggo honestly i think the phone call and the fake address were used to make sure the husband wouldn't be in the house at the time, leaving it open to rob/murder the wife
@@Iegoeggoit does actually! Some robbers tend to “scope” the house by calling or find any opportunities to look around. It would have been perfect to lead the man away and only have the “defenseless woman”
The case of Julia Wallace is intriguing to learn about. Seems like the motives behind her murder are far more intricate than anyone of us could assume.
Or there aren’t any, there’s a reason none were given.
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My first thought about the lock wasn't that it was rusty, but rather he didn't want to be alone.
I remember hearing about a case a long time ago where the person came home to find someone murdered and instead of calling for help they left again and made up an excuse for the neighbour to come with them. They then pretended to discover the body for the first time. They weren't the killer, but thought being the first person to discover the body and to be alone at the time would put them as the #1 suspect and that having someone there with them would clear them. Unfortunately, once the police figured out this ploy, it made them look more suspicious than if they just outright called the police themselves.
Was it the high school daughter's drama teacher in the List family murders? I think he broke into the house to check on the family, found the bodies, and then went back in a way that would make neighbors suspicious so the police would be called to go check the house.
@@srahhh Might be! I remember that one! Sounds about right though.
I'm just so deep into true crime now that cases tend to overlap and I forget all the details, but that sounds about right.
@@Queen_Nyxie I completely relate!
My first thought was that he didn't enter the key in completely. It's a hassle, but I've been left out of my house thinking I accidentally brought with me someone else's keys instead of mine, then the lock magically works. I've no idea how locks back then worked, tho. Then again, I might be retarded.
@@AlexLococo I can see that too. I can totally see that too!
You're tired, frustrated, angry even! Been led on a wild goose chase all day and you just want to do is get home...but in your haste you fumble your key.
Yeah, I think most everyone has been in that situation.
I just simply love old British mysteries. You should definitely check out the death of Thomas Patteson Moss, an Oxford student who was going back to his home at the evening and ended up 10 miles away in a burning haystack day after. Investigators speculated... that drunk Thomas just lied down in the haystack to sleep and the haystack combusted itself. They didn't explain anything regarding how Thomas even got to the village in the first place and why. My wild theory was that he was ran over by a car and the driver thought he killed the man. (but just got him unconscious). Driver put him to the car and drove to a random village at night to drop the body and set the fire on.
oh! theres a really deep dive of this Qualtrough story told by a guy with a fantastic "old fashioned" english accent/style...written as an essay. im sure you would enjoy. its the channel they got away with murder.x
Lots of possibilities. People were extremely private back then, to a degree that's unimaginable today. Probably a lot of people who should have been suspects flew completely under police radar. Sherlock Holmes would've solved this one in no time.
Not only matter of privacy but as well police professionalism. Those folks weren't the brightest bulbs usually, the idea of scientific approach to a crime scene wasn't really considered so I would take any claims from police reports with a grain of salt.
Sherlock Holmes would have focus on the chess club and then uncover it was used partially to cover an underground operation involving mass insurance fraud, conspiracy etc.
Think John Holmes would have solved the case?
Conan Doyle is frothing at the mouth in the afterlife
Maybe the criminal was still in the house when he was trying to first open the doors and they crouched down and held onto the doorknobs to stop the doors from opening then sneaking out when he went to the neighbors?? Idk?
The nieghbours went to him when they heard all the noise Wallace was making.
As soon as you dropped the name William Wallace I immediately recognized this story from the Poisoner's Cabinet podcast. The hosts had lots of thoughts about the event.
I’m gonna check this out thanks!
I think the killer is someone he knew at the chess club.
Someone who:
A) Could have had a beef with him
B) Knew, or could figure out, his schedule
C) Had a calculating and devious mind, to come up with a plan that complex.
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The Butler did it!
I wish your videos didn’t end so abruptly and you discussed more, giving your thoughts and opinions if there isn’t enough for an actual analysis.
I’m guessing this was the video you were working on during the live?? Anyway, I enjoy your content :D
Well researched and beautifully presented!
I'd love to hear you relate the tale of the poisoned partridges and the sinister telegram.
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I don't believe Mr. Wallace was the killer, and I have an odd reasoning for it.
There is a sport called "Chess Boxing" where two combatants cycle between boxing one another, and having a game of chess with one another. This is a difficult sport because boxing requires aggression whereas chess requires being calculated, so thinking carefully by playing chess makes you worse at boxing and having adrenaline pumping makes you worse at chess.
I bring this up because if Mr. Wallace had indeed murdered his wife right before leaving for a game of chess, then he would still be in a state of high adrenaline and almost certainly distraught (to some extent) over his own actions, which would have had a significant impact on how he played chess.
As there weren't any reports from the players saying he was acting off and playing strangely that day, then I am inclined to believe he hadn't just murdered his wife right before the match.
The chess match was the day before the murder
Chess boxing...? Is that a real thing?
@@nickyblue4866 Yep. There's a lot of wierd "mock" sports like that. People just doin wierd things in an extraneous manner, it's pretty entertaining.
He didn't play chess at the day of murder.
A wonderful sport to learn about and a fantastic theory if these events were true, but sadly you must have misheard; he had been playing chess the day before she was killed, and he was out driving and searching for the mystery client's house when she was actually murdered. Maybe it could still be a note anyway, though, as I'm sure someone's mind would be racing while they know they're going to carry out their plan to kill their wife just the next day... not as strong but still something to consider, that anticipation in the mental state possible making him worse at chess if he was guilty?
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My first thought is I think someone had it out for Julia in particular. Did she have any enemies?
Honestly I kind of think the opposite. I think Julia's murder was to get back Wallace for something, maybe he thought was insignificant. I noticed that it was never mentioned that she was covered... but very gruesome and "hands on." How it was committed seems like a crime of passion, like an enraged husband... But people also tend to cover (at least the heads) of people they kill that they know, or care about. I'm sure there was something around to throw on top of her, so that makes me think even more so it was not Wallace... Less likely someone who knew her well... But was still very passionate. Anger directed towards Wallace but inflicted onto Julia may explain that.
Unless it was a secret stalker situation or random yet sexually motivated. Idk how well they could investigate all sorts of SA back then... however, for some, the act of killing itself is the sexual part.
However, these aren't solid rules of murder, obviously... And I'm just some bimbo on the internet lol
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In England we have many judicial 1st but also many injustices.
The “ let him have it” being a notable one.
I known this case well and it’s such a bizarre story, in a way he could’ve have set it up but then there are also other possibilities.
His closed and stern personality didn’t help him much which isn’t a reason to judge but how will we ever know.
Well they say that you can't commit the perfect crime but apparently some people did, well at least they wasn't found out for the terrible things they did until after they had long started taking their dirt nap.
It’s not a perfect crime. It’s a crime they did before the evolution of forensics and science could identify them
This was a time where fingerprints and cameras weren't a problem for criminals
@@Hey_Jamie Yeah, before the surveillance state could oppress the citizenry either.
Audio ended kind of abruptly there.
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Thank you for the upload. Love your work❤. What a sad incident. I hope whoever it was who murdered the poor woman got caught in something else later on (if it wasn’t the husband)
keys don't work and he cant find the street just sounds like him creating alibis
I honestly feel so bad for Wallace. Like Yes super Sus but its all so coincidental and then afterwards you're a pariah and worst of all You lost the love of your life who'd support you during such hard times. damn bro. They stole his Money, Wife and Life.
That was nicely put together and well presented, with just the right amount of foreshadowing.
One suggestion I would make: if the location is in Europe (like in England, in this case), better not use stock footage from American cities. They look wildly different and it undermines the immersion. Also, I would try to stick to footage that is at least somewhat compatible with the time period, although I do realize that this might be quite hard to do at times.
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I actually know of this case because of a Chills video, funnily enough. This was back when his content was decent, and the video where he talked about the case was from 2016, titled "6 Scary & Unexplained Phone Calls". As soon as I saw the title of this video in my notifications, I knew what case this video was about.
I'm not used to being this early but this is so worth staying up a bit longer for.
Heck yeah! New ReignBot video!
I looked at the title card and immediately got excited when I saw the name "Dorothy L. Sayers" on it! If you haven't read her Lord Peter Wimsey series of detective books, DO IT. I think they stack up to or perhaps even surpass Sherlock Holmes.
Well, now I'm gonna check those out thank you for the recommendation! :)
Wait... hold up there... She's a mystery writer???
AND nobody thought there was the remotest possibility that a "frustrated fan" might've found some screwed up inspiration in her books or tried their own hand at "beating her at her own game" with a murder that couldn't be solved...
...um...
Look, I get that she was a private person and all, but it's just a tiny bit TOO convenient or ironic that a mystery writer got beaten to death in her own home and nobody really figured out who did it or how it was fully perpetrated...
Maybe my mind is just too twisted for this kind of "hobby speculation" at any great skill, but that's a damnably interesting angle just "flailing in empty space".
"Lord Peter Wimsey" sounds somewhat familiar, though... as did Sayers... I'm gonna have to check that out... at least a little "research"... haha ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 No, the mystery writer Dorothy Sayers wrote about the case, she was not the victim.
@@IngrainedReason It was late... what can I say... WAY too long just reading comments... haha... Caught up earlier today when I started looking into it... 🤪🤣😂😅
what an epic video to go with that epic stream earlier
I absolutely love that your back to making videos'
More speculation to add. Perhaps this was a robbery that went wrong. The robberies not realizing their target was married. Made a reason for him to leave. To a location that didnt exist. But sounds like it could be. Leaving enough time to banboozle his residents of valuables. Only killing the witness to escape consequences.
Ya gurl is back
Absolutely fantastic well done lads
Midnight release, gotta love it
My guess based on everything is it was a burglar. They may have expected there to be more cash and didn’t expect Julia to be there.
When I heard Raycon and checked the channel I knew this was gonna be an interesting video like always.
reighny been a fan of you since i found this side of YT. 2 am vid drops do not account for a healthy heart. that being said i cannot wait to see what yoyve put together.
omg new reignbot dropped
Insomnia finally pays dividends
YESSSS REIGNBOT VIDEO
Im from liverpool and I grew up being told this story by my dad, I knew the name sounded familiar and then you said menlove
Double upload
Yay
My favorite Pinay is back 😍
Hearing the reignbot theme song after all these years is certainly a treat to my eager ears.
So remember reading this story about 10 years ago. When reading about this the author mentioned that when neighbors where talking about the couple they mentioned that they were a bit "weird" and when the autopsy was being conducted she was said to be wearing a diaper.
Lol
Not enough information. The farther we go back in history the worse that seems to get. Yet, you were expert at this presentation. You could make a habit of these old, obscure crimes.
Just here to remind you that Raycon (Earbuds) is a really bad sponsor. Idk how much they pay Rb for her segments, but their products are.. questionable. Just be aware.
PS.: 1:29 Headphones are worn wrong way around. Lol
Sheeeesh it's 1 am but I got time to stay up💜💜💕💕 this is gonna be juicy video
What if the store owner is guilty? After all he was the only one to witness the call. Perhaps it never even happened and he just made it up to get Wallace out of the way
Nice I just remembered this channel hoping there might be a new video only 44 minutes after upload.
1am upload? yes please!
I’m so sad that this channel has slipped into true crime when it used to be full of such interesting internet mysteries. There’s not many of those left and it’s really unfortunate. I hope you reconsider that kind of content as it’s what made me subscribe in the first place. I miss the longer videos too. Such a shame
A shame??? She should be ashamed for this???
@@Pinko_Band I beg you learn how words work. Saying something is “a shame” does not equal “they should be ashamed”
@krispsandwich do you watch nexpo by any chance? He does a lot of Internet mystery videos :) it could also be a problem with there not being many being made as of right now, covid put a damper on a lot of ARGs
@@hannahadams4522 I do yeah but they’re doing a lot of ARGs at the moment. I do miss that old fashioned Internet mystery content. Maybe there’s no more mysteries to talk about
*25 Menlove Gardens East*
Glad to see that many men getting into the hobby of domestic agriculture.
And in Asia too!
Did Wallace ever follow up with Q since he never did find his residence? There is no mention of this.
Reignbot appearing to drop a 10-15 minute video filled with stock footage to fulfill her raycon contract
Not a whole lot of video footage from the case (I mean, it was 1931). Would you have preferred a black screen while she read her well-researched script on the case? 🙄
why would she have actual footage from 1931? i get the raycon part though. she only uploads when she has a sponsor.
Nothing is impossible when you put your mind to it
Can you eat the moon if you put your mind to it...? Hmmm...?
@@nickyblue4866 😐
Wallace was accustomed to coming home to an open door.
He fidgeted with a lock waiting for his wife to hear it and open the door. And again. Then... neighbors?
With neighbors at his back he turned the key with enough force.
At least that point isn't evidence.
Fantastic and thorough. Thank You. The most excellent channel‘They got away with murder’ also does a fantastic analysis if anyone is curious.
I would not bother. It is riddled with factual errors (I count THIRTY-FIVE), and contains nothing but prejudice and fancy.
Great video. Kind of annoyed with youtube though. Haven't gotten a notification for your channel in 11 months.
Okay, but Wallace could have HIRED the guy to kill his wife, which would still make him guilty ... was this never considered?
I liked your livestream today, but yikes chat needed to calm down.
I’m curious, what happened?
@@xxxstellarxxx She did a silent "work from home" / "study" stream. It was supposed to be a chill stream.
People kept trying to ask questions, but she wasn't even planning on talking.
Some people thought it was fake and for some ARG or there would be a jumpscare.
People kept asking why she had a mask and telling her she didn't need it. (she had it for privacy reasons)
It was kinda a mess, and she said in chat that she would only be doing it in the future for channel members only.
Liverpool mentioned 👊👊👊👊💪💪💪
Shitpool
This is so mysterious, the husband didn't have enough time to commit the murder and be on the places where he was seen soon after and whoever killed the lady was careful enough to not leave any kind of clue in the crime scene, at this point I guess this case might stay unsolved forever.
I actually bought a pair of Raycon noise-cancelling headphones and used your code! I love them a lot and they saved me during my trip last weekend to Philly for PAX Unplugged! 💙
Bro should've called Phoenix Wright
Everybody reading do not buy Raycon they are absolutely awful
Theyre sponsered by yee tho!
Why? Genuinely asking, I'm in the market for new earbuds and was thinking about getting some
@@maggiedk sound quality is just awful. Just look at some TH-cam reviews
Perhaps a childhood Love of one of the two?
Great Video. Just not a fan of old murder mysterious as I feel it always boils down to lack of modern forensics, poor interrogation/question techniques, no evidence/rumour mill etc. Or maybe more crazy stuff just happened in the past before forensics. I mean 2022 years ago, a boy was born who apparently could walk on water and heal the sick... just wish they had a video camera back then so I could see it
I don't think crazier stuff happened before forensics. I mean you have that aspect, the you have a lot of time for the story to change and get more intense. Things can get pretty exaggerated. Like how they said Jayne Mansfield's tragic accident decapitated her and her head flew off into the road... turns out it was just her wig in the road and her head was still... slightly... attached to her neck.
Also, Not to be that person, but probably a smidge more that 2022. It's estimated that Jesus was most likely born 7 BC and 4 BC. At least in that decade.
Not that it really matters or I really care, I'm not Christian. (Or a history expert. Or very smart.)
I agree Til i Guess you are One no concerto you register It or a accident
He walked on water by tying a bunch of helium balloons to himself, thus lowering his density and preventing him from sinking. He healed the sick by giving them ibuprofen. Do you not remember the Bible verses that explained this?
@@brandon9172 ah you must of got the generation X version of the bible. I wasn't allowed to read that one
@@pneuma6202 Great analysis. Yeah you are right. It is interesting but compared to modern times where you have CCTV or pictures etc; it just feels like it always comes down to something ridiculous. Also media laws were probably different so they just printed whatever and just goes from there. Then it turns out it was probably just a freak accident or they went missing and conspiracy theories go everywhere
u might actuaLLy be the first to cover it but yeah i remember reading about this one when i was teenager
upload daaay
Man youtube really doesn't want us to see this video. Had to manually check my subscriptions to find it
With this being the only sponsorship, you're gonna have to rename the chanel rayconbot.
So hyped to see this!!
I wonder if anyone has tried to "solve" this case under the guise of a locked-room mystery, perhaps as a Holmes pastiche. Definitely a weird one...
I have been credited by crime author Antony Brown with identifying, on balance, the best solution to this celebrated murder...
Where the HELL have you been reignbot??
My guess on the matter of why the killer didn't strike when he got the husband away is that maybe he was someone who people had seen visiting the Wallace's before and held off on arriving till when it would seem normal. Or maybe he got cold feet and decided to wait till the husband was closer to mislead police.
I would have thought Wallace,but u can't condemn a man with no evidence,there are cases where there are random acts of extreme violence, unexplainably forced upon a random victim,a possible attempted rape or abduction that was foiled by Julia's extreme fight for survival in which the attacker lost it!and became infuriated and damaged her with a bit of Overkill!
What is this bullshit about murderers "needing a reason"
…because there’s reasons for every action a human being does..?
What if someone killed Julia to "punish" her husband? Maybe someone at the chess club 🤔
@Reignbot, I just have to say that I have a lot of respect to you. You have this intelligence and calmness that comes through on your videos. You are without any doubt one of my favorite TH-camrs and I wish a continuous success to you. Also, I really appreciate how you share information about cases in Asia, particularly in the Philippines. Love from Finland ❤️
oh jesus menlove avenue 😭😭
Hola from Colorado
is the video randomly cut off or is that the end?
Rest in peace
did they look into the delivery boy?? since he was the last to see her alive, “paying her dues”, maybe she didnt have the money? idk
Hey ReignBot, can you reupload your WorldCorp Enterprises video?
Sounds like serious dedication to pretending to not have killed your wife. There really isn't anything pointing to him doing it, both practical from the evidence and in his behavior. Pretty pathetic and lazy of the town to just determine it's him based on pretty much nothing. This is a very intriguing crime, one of those that is infinitely as fascinating as it is are frustrating
Maybe the killer was someone who Wallace had beaten at chess and they were angry that he had eliminated them from the tournament. They'd know he would be at chess club on the day and time that "R.M. Qualtrough" called.
nice vid
My guess is that someone was angry at Wallace and wanted to hurt him/frame him
I think the milk boy did it. Case closed.
I'm not surprised this isn't covered that much: the case is fairly convoluted, lacking drama, and the details are not morbid, but dull.
Wallace seems very suspicious to me. Going out of his way to ask everyone in sight for directions, then going to neighbors and claiming his key didn’t work when it apparently worked fine minutes later. Seems to me like he was deliberately leaving a trail of witnesses to confirm his alibi. I think he went home, murdered his wife, then went back outside to get the neighbors so he’d have witnesses when he found his wife’s body.
So when did he clean the house of blood and any sign of struggle?
@@MamaMOB there was blood around the body and a weapon was missing. if you're quick there would be no struggle, nothing extra to clean. ive known of cases where the defendants were let off specifically because they had no blood on their clothes who were later realized to have been guilty. I don't even think he did it, i definitely dont think he should have been sentenced, as there's tons of reasonable doubt. but, i think saying he had a rock solid alibi because of those reasons is a little misleading. (this is just for fun, i don't hold an opinion either way, definitely not gonna speculate on his guilt, just the ability to have done it)
The thing with the keys kind of reminded me of a locked room mystery. Like the killer could have still been in the house when Wallace first tried the doors, but he blocked or jammed the doors with something. Then when Wallace went to get the neighbors, the killer could have quickly unblocked the doors and made his escape. If not from one of the doors, then maybe a window facing away from the neighbour's house.
@@googleoogle even if there is no struggle, bashing someones head in is going to cause blood splatter which is going to fly across the room and paint the walls, its not just going to leak out. it would take a while to clean all that up.
ooh vintage case