Bert Spencer and Herbert Wilkes robbed yewtree farm, Spencer shot Carl Bridgewater because he knew him and could recognise Him, Spencer shot Wilkes I reckon because he wanted to come clean about Carl's murder 👍

@markjennens1209

9 ай бұрын

Agreed that's 100% what I've always believed as well. Wilkes conscience was bothering him and Spencer realised he'd do less time for killing an old man than a defenceless kid.

@carlcorver

5 ай бұрын

Re test the evidence for DNA..... Bert Spencer is the prime suspect in Carl's murder and had the motive means and opportunity

@samanthaskidmore3822

5 ай бұрын

I believe Spencer killed Carl and its something my dad always believed too

@mcfcguvnors

3 ай бұрын

The newspaper ( think its the daily mail ) was not in carls bag , it was nit in the farm or in the bin . Chances are whoever did it stole the bloody newspaper too :/ Also worth pointing out that Robinsons car , Vince Hickeys car & to be fair berts car were all tested for shotgun residue ( albeit a flawed test as it could come up on the benzene used in playing cards !) all tested negative . Police lost carls bike , plus the prints that DID NOT match wilkes spencer the hickeys robinson or Molloy . There are 2 names that crop up locally but theres even less evidence on them so i wont muddy the waters here ....

Another tiny bit of circumstantial evidence against Spencer: As an ambulance driver, Spencer used to regularly take a good friend of my family to hospital (who lived just off Lawnswood Rd), and he knew she had an antique collection. While she was an holiday she was burgled for her antiques. Spencer would have known she was on holiday that week. We have always thought it was him who burgled her, and then went on to murder Carl while burgling Yew Tree Farm.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Wow that is interesting did the police ever know this ??

@pinkzep8500

9 ай бұрын

@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH No, I don't believe so.

@bigkuriboh3814

4 ай бұрын

Well maybe somebody should tell them?!?!?! ​@@pinkzep8500

@mcfcguvnors

3 ай бұрын

@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH write to the west midlands police - ask about the newspaper .The one delivered to Yew Tree farm ( funny cos the residents names are rarely published ) The paper was not in Carls bag , was not on the table or in the farm or the bin . Its an unpublished fact that whoever did thi was such a sack of sh*t they took the newspaper !? I have a feeling thats sat in some macabre place under floorboards somewhere in the west midlands :/ Cos its damning evidence . Police messed up here & it came in a wave of quashed convictions from west midlands SCS . The fact they arent havent & wont look for the true killer/s shows that they just dont care about law they care about arrest rates & convictions

@andypicken7848

Ай бұрын

mcfcguvnors The victim was delivering newspapers so he had more than one and given that all papers come off the same press and arecidentical, how can it be damming evidence. Its not evidence of anything

RIP cousin carl xx

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

I hope I was respectful to carl in this endeavour 🙏

@chrismorgan4288

9 ай бұрын

@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH yeah you was .

The Bridgewater 4 were hardly " poor" boys, they were house/ farm burglers who went armed wether they were guilty of Carls terrible murder or not.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

6 ай бұрын

I agree they where thugs but hardly murderers and scapegoats I believe

@mariadacre9647

6 ай бұрын

@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH ..Yeah fair comment.

@user-ko2my4kd5i

Ай бұрын

Bert Spencer killd Carl Bridgwater

dont take this the wrong way but i started this video thinking that it was going to be some low quality rubbish but that couldn't have been further from the truth. This video is great and you've clearly put a lot of work into it with the editing and all of the research. good job mate 👍

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

6 ай бұрын

Appreciate your feed back... I am trying to create decent content its been a long road getting their slowly .. glad you enjoyed

@Do.not.judge.

6 ай бұрын

Comment from the heart I appreciate that 😊

Carl is buried in Wordsley Church yard, I went earlier this year to pay my respects and it took me ages to find his grave, found out his father Brian had passed away and is now buried with Carl and the headstone was removed for this purpose, If you wish to visit, Carl's grave is on the very top row on the left hand side (your back to the church). I rem this murder very well as i was a paper lad also at the time. RIP Carl, you are not forgotten.... As a sub note - In the same graveyard, again on the left hand side but now at the very bottom is a line of graves known as "Millionaires Row" - Where all the wealthy millionaires of the time who were involved in the industrial revolution e.g glass making in the area are also buried, you cannot miss the impressive grave head stones - Maybe material for another video?

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments and I will look into the millinares row in the grave yard 👍

@speccyiiii7677

6 ай бұрын

I'm confused. So is Carl and his dad both buried in the same grave in Wordsley Church Yard? And has Carl's headstone now been put in place with the updated details of Carl and his dad? Thank you.

A lot of locals think it was Spencer. Bent incompetent police don't help matters either. When Wilkes was shot I was working nights as a porter at Prestwood Hospital. My wife was a sister and in charge of Prestwood that night. It was a stormy night and there were some odd noises on the premises which we found were quite explainable later. Whilst we were listening we heard the shot that killed Wilkes. I seem to remember it was in the early hours. A well presented and thought provoking upload with respect to Carl and his family.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Wow that's interesting thanks for feed back ... need the cold case team on this

Just been revisiting the Carl Bridgewater case and came across this channel, how absolutely awesome 👍👍🇬🇧

Whoever murdered Carl Bridgewater was local, had a shotgun & an interest in antiques, & would’ve known the occupants of Yew Tree Farm were away that day. At Carls post-mortem it was revealed his tear-ducts hadn’t worked prior to his murder (so he hadn’t cried that afternoon) which indicates he must’ve known his killer. Also he was murdered by a dangerous psychopath, & there couldn’t have been many of them in a small area like Wordsley in 1978. All this points to one man: Bert Spencer, who no longer has an alibi for that day & who’s car was spotted near the murder scene that afternoon being driven by a guy in uniform (he was an ambulance man). Thanks for sharing this upload, hopefully justice will be done for Carl & his long suffering family.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment vert informative my favourite kind of comments are when I learn something new and I did so thank you sir also

@robertburke2246

4 ай бұрын

Why bring a gun then? If he knew nobody was home, that does not make sense to me.

@andypicken7848

Ай бұрын

standenberg An interesting comment but absencee of tears does not prove prior association between offender and victim. Its like a stating a person who missed a shot must have poor sight and therfore wear glasses. Its just a non logical step to far

The very sad murder of Carl Bridgewater is a very poignant reminder for me because this was the identical newspaper round that I did, although much earlier. I worked for the newsagent 'Sporty' Mathews as a young teenager from 1951 to 1954 when I left to begin my full time employment aged 16. At that time I lived in Wordsley on 'The Green', which was only about 200 yards from the newsagents shop. The round was a fairly long one which I did mostly on my cycle and was pretty daunting in the dark during the winter months. 'Yew Tree' farm was the very last drop right down alongside the busy A449 road. The murder of such a young lad was a tragedy which shocked the local community.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

8 ай бұрын

THANKS FOR SHARING really great to hear from people who have such a strong connection to an event. did you ever know a man called david allen or vallerie same name thats my mom and uncle they where born in wordsley mount road

@michaelbolton7790

8 ай бұрын

I think I can recall a gentleman by the name of David Allen (but thought it was spelt Allan?) I vaguely recall them having a son but I can't recall his name. It's all in the distant past.

Another great video mate, along with your video on the plane crash at Adelaide road your videos are really coming along, almost like a TV programme, a very interesting topic as i was 11 years old at the time and remember everyone at school talking about this. Look forward to going on an adventure with you one day, take care

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Yes mate, we will arrange it soon 👍 and thanks mal

I know a fair bit about Carl’s murder as I was 15 at the time and had two part time jobs, one of them being a paper round in Birmingham. Over the years I have realized what could be looked upon as a tragic coincidence of events that led to Carl’s death, as on that day he had an after school dental appointment, which made him late to do his paper round. If we consider that someone (maybe Bert Spencer) had planned to do this robbery, he may well have known that the elderly occupants of Yew Tree were going to be out that afternoon and that a delivery boy (did he know it would have been Carl?) would drop off a paper at a certain time. With this in mind, this person may have timed the robbery to miss both, but on that day Carl had the dental appointment so he turned up late, therefore walking straight into the scene. Again I think it is tragic that these events all occurred on that day. On that day Carl would have cycled down from the (then) Buckpool School to his dentist (was it the one on the High St, Wordsley, opposite the Holy Trinity Church?) and on to the paper shop to do his round. No one would have thought that eight days later he would be being buried at that church. 0n the 19th of September, 1978, Carl was 13 years, 8 months and 17 days old. RIP Carl. Hopefully one day the person who did this to you will face justice.

Good video sir very informative. Too many coincidences regarding spencer. Its good you managed to show us yew tree farm house as it stands today.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree and thanks for your kind words appreciated

@elizabethbathory6144

2 ай бұрын

The original Yew Tree Farm was demolished after Carl's murder (understandably).

Even Bert Spencer says it's Bert Spencer, those interviews are a real giveaway. I hope justice is served one day soon.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

100% agree Darren

why did burt confess to never knowing who Carl was and yet apparently made a statement saying he use to fix his bike? I'm unsure if burt was to commit a robbery why he would take a shot gun with him? He knew the house and owners, no need to take a shotgun..

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

All very suspicious

@mlj95

6 ай бұрын

I won’t say Bert is innocent but Wilks has a far greater role in all this then I think is ever fairly mentioned in any documentary the fact his land rover was almost certainly there on the day but is brushed over and you add to the fact that after years of criminal acts together one day burt just shoots wilks I think there’s a lot more to it if you watch burt speak he’s a man who appears to be in constant battle with himself one side is a good man one side is not most of us no where we fall for him I don’t think he knows in large part to his father I at be wrong but it’s all to obvious for him to not of been convicted imho wilks pulled the trigger Bert killed wilks

Up early and y.t. puts this in my feed. Great job m8, i was about Carl's age and doing a paper round at the time. Fascinating insight, beautiful house. Police need to reopen and conclude this.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.. and glad the youtube is suggesting my videos now ... it never used to

I think wilkes shot the lad bert was like what have you done then the guilt lived with bert and bert took the murderer out....

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Yes makes sense pal

Just thought id give the David Wilson interview with Bert Spencer as it came up on my KZread.I think it was definitely Bert Spencer,wether he was with the other guy are not i dont know,but thats a strong possibility aswell. Thanks for showing us about the area where it happened ,as i alqays like to have that perspective of a place in my head. And also giving us other info on the place about things that happened in andbaround the area.Respect pal from Glasgow.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Hello Glasgow thanks for your kind words

@barryhamilton7845

7 ай бұрын

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH Appreciated pal ,and some great info you told us.Ive been sitting watching all the interviews for the last few hours ,and yours was the last, but its because you've shown me the area it makes it that bit better. I'd give that area your were thinking of metal detection ING a once over, but in all honesty if they knew the area well it could have been anywhere. The further away the better he might have thought.👍

Great video keep up the good work very informative.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I love making content .. it's hard at times writing, producing filming, presenting, and then editing, but it's worth it ... when I get comments like this 👍

Always wondered, where were the old people who lived at the farmhouse when Carl was shot. ? And why was the house not locked ?

Keep up the good work Jay

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Thanks mate

Been following this for years love your work , Spencer definitely did I watched david Wilson interview him and you can't change my mind that he definitely dud it

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

I agree

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

I agree pete

hi im new i have subbed and liked the video greetings from ireland.😊

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Hello Ireland 🇮🇪... thanks for the sub and hope enjoy the content

The farmer and Bert were in it together the farmer went to rob the house Bert went to tell him what to rob boy turned up farmer shoots the boy Bert takes the loot and then all the heat for the murder after a year off being accused of murder and his life upside down Bert kills the farmer in anger

Nice chatting with you today Jamie outside one stop

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

8 ай бұрын

yes great to see you pal hope your future is bright and full of joy, you deserve it.

Would love to see more of these old grave yard in Dudley and Tipton my Grandmother was born in Howard street Tipton and I think they might have ended up in places like this. 👍

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

5 ай бұрын

Just filmed one in dudley how weird ... it's on now

Wasn't there rumours that there could be antiques buried in the land around that area, needle in a haystack but it must be somewhere.....

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I have considered looking before now I narrowed it down. But nit yet been out with the detector

Great video. I'm from wordsley people still talk about this case to this day. We used to explore the derelict yew tree farm house as kids.

@stuartscharcarnie1575

8 ай бұрын

We explored also yew tree farm when it was abandoned and burned out as kids also, it was a bit creepy in there, I must say tho since it's been restored it looks a beautiful building, I'm glad the place was given a new lease of life, just so sad that a tragic event happened there.

18.58 having been gangstalked for decades i view that as dangerous threatening behavior. against talking about a system of organised crime, police involvement, freemasonry possibly or someone masquerading as them. i had to go for a stay at the cosmetic surgery unit at wordsley hospital because my gp chose to leave a disfigurement until i was 'big enough' - not old enough. i think i was nearly 13 so 1976. long story short, some days after the general anesthetic i had to be treated for an 'infection' such as a little girl wouldn't have a clue about (nowhere near the facial surgery). i had received a rude, anonymous get well card in hospital from 'x'. did one of the men in this event work as a hospital porter, was a keen gardener and went on to buy a house opposite a school playground? i've put a file together on this crime and put it with others under the heading 'shit show crimes of police corruption'. (working title!) thanks for your hard work.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

5 ай бұрын

Sorry to that

Spencer is a horrid man, all the details point to him I think he shot Carl.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

6 ай бұрын

Yes I agree ... he seems like a bully , did you know him ?

I think it’s Bert Spencer. Carl was a year older than me, it was so unbelievable to me that this could happen to someone my age. So, so sad.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Most people do ... them that knew him said he was a bully and horrible control freak

😢 Sad Sad story that poor boy

I would try to magnet fish the bridge by sanders bros scrap yard. Easy accessible by car and would by very quiet back then. I was a paper boy at the time and both delivering to some remote houses around Wombourne at the time. Both off my parents made give this at the time of Carls murder. RIP Carl.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

3 ай бұрын

Maydo thanks

I know the Bridgewater family Janet is a lovely woman. they've never had the justice and closure they deserve I wish they would finally for them I know they've been pestered alot by the press in the past which isn't fair. Rip.carl I hope the truth finally comes out xxx

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Very touching words, and I thank you for sharing them.

Rip Carl ❤

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

5 ай бұрын

Yes indeed

Great work Jamie! Respects to Carl's Family

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so .. it was such a Hadd subject to cove but glad I did

Another great video. I’ve visited his grave a couple of times at wordsley church. One of the hickeys, I think it was Micheal lived just off lickey road opposite the old longbridge river works when he was released from prison. I reckon it was Spencer and possibly one other. It is a very intriguing case, and would be great for carls remaining family to get answers. I knew Janet flukes and her kids especially Alison who was best friends with my late wife Sara. Janet regularly did flowers for her grave.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

really i bet he went through hell in prison as a wrongly convicted child killer

@Andolf10001

9 ай бұрын

@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH I believe he was being treated at reaside mental hospital in rubery. The same place that Tracey Andrew’s was sent before going to prison. If I remember right he ended up leaving due to the press hounding him and arguing with neighbours and family.

Good videos bud , hope your doing alright 😊 have to do something together one point if want me to join .

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Yes, definitely, pal.. the videos are finally hitting the algorithm and people are starting to join me on the journey 🙌

i think bert spencer killed carl and then killed hubert because he was going to dob him in and the police covered it up because they knew bert personally because of working side by side with him being a ambulance driver

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Great theory mate .. thanks for the feedback

Very sad thank u

Unfortunately no one will know who really killed Carl, all I’ve heard about the “ Bridgwater 4 “ and Herbert Spencer is all just rumours, nothing more, and it’s a shame for Carl’s family.

I've often wondered about this tragic case ! That if Carl would have just posted the newspapers he would still be alive today ! just because the couple were old they still would have been able to pick their newspaper up off the floor behind the front door just as they did with their mail ! wether carl was going to the rear of the property to hand the newspaper over personally was probably because he was used to being given some type of treat ! whatever his kind hearted intentions for doing this were ! I've no doubt whatsoever that Spencer committed this Diabolical crime there were just too many coincidences linking him to everything ! r.i.p. Carl ❤🙏

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Great insight, thanks.. and yes I agree. It seems everyone comes to the same conclusion in the end but the police won't drag it all up again as it was a mess the first time around, lots of missed opportunities and they framed 4 men, a big mess all in all... and poor Karl in the middle , sadly killed over 200 quids worth of antiques.. Spencer definitely needs questioning again

Good vid but nothing we dont already know from the real Documentary?

I always said that the Hickeys were not responsible for Carl’s murder. Always have believed it was Burt Spencer. He’s a nasty man, clearly a psychopath. In prison you don’t maintain your innocence the way the Bridgewater 4 did unless there’s some truth to it. I hope Spencer gives Carl’s remaining family some closure and admits his crime .

@andypicken7848

Ай бұрын

katemcalear8591 You couldnt be further from the truth. Prison is full of offenders that pleaded not quilty and still profess innocence after conviction

@katemcalear8591

Ай бұрын

@@andypicken7848 I think I’m well equipped enough to comment on prison and prisoners after working in them for many years. Plus I’m entitled to my own opinion on this whether you agree with it or not is irrelevant.

I 100% agree Spencer did this. You only have to watch his interviews and can see what a nasty piece of work he is. The facts alone mean it can only be him. Agree with what you say mate as well. If you kill someone then you should have your life taken away. Eye for an eye.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree

Yes totally he did that. His ex wife Janet who was married to him at the Time of the murders lived by me.. she was a very odd woman

@alanmacer5078

2 ай бұрын

There was a pair of them in it so

Bert knows more than he is letting on but I don't think he killed Carl. I believe Both Bert and Hubert Wilks were in Yew Tree Farm that day probably looking over the antiques they both knew were there.Both knew the old people living there would not be at home. At the time Hubert was an unwell man and was blaming anybody who would listen to him that people were stealing off him ( his two sons for example) and he may well of called on Bert (his employee at the time) to see if some of his "missing antiques" were in the house. Hubert owned guns (they were used as door stops in his house and cartridges were left on window sills as a regular event) and his Landrover was spotted at Yew Tree that afternoon. I think he carried a gun in his Landrover and took it into the house. In walked an unsuspecting Carl and recognised Bert although Bert did not recognise Carl ( they had been near neighbours) and took both men by surprise. I believe Hubert went for his gun ( thinking they would be done for stealing antiques)and it went off killing Carl. Both men left in separate vehicles but subsequently argued about what happened for weeks afterwards. Neither could believe it when the police caught the Bridgewater Four and sentenced them for what happened that night. Hubert thought he had got away with it and bragged to Bert "they" had got away with murder. In David Wilson's programme Spencer said " I am my daddy boy - hurt me and I will hurt you" - the apple does not fall far from the tree - Hubert Wilks constant bragging they had got away with it infuriated Spencer and he paid the price - same ammunition (Eley 5) and same type of gun that killed Carl and same head shot. Spencer shot and killed Wilks out of temper. It would be interesting to hear what Wilks two sons have to say about their father because the sad thing is he would have passed away within 12 months of his premature death anyway due to ill health. The whole horrific event has highlighted how corrupt the police were in the day/how the Bridgewater Four suffered for wrongful imprisonment / Hubert Spencer's involvement and of course poor Carl and his family. Look at it whatever way you want......

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

5 ай бұрын

Yes good theory ... sadly we may never know , as the cps may never look at the case again

Bert is awful, not a frail old bloke is he. He’s sinister, and just plain nasty and strange😮.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

rip karl

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Rip indeed

Simply he killed him because Carl recognised him

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

3 ай бұрын

agreed

How strange that you are doing this video. I can remember coming up from London to visit our family in the 70s and my aunt who died about 6 months ago, to watch a Saturday football match and I can still remember talking about this story with her as it had only just happened. I was the same age as Carl. I was recently trying to remember the name of the lad as it had been such a long time ago.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear about your aunt, and thanks for the comment 🙏

Berta first wife Janet lived by me when I was growing up. Very odd woman she was

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

9 ай бұрын

Think she knew more than she was letting on ???

Criminal's protector !

I went to school With karl

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Very sad I was told he was a lovely boy

The answer lies in the 2 Nd murder

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

5 ай бұрын

100% agreed

@DavidSmith-bd8dd

5 ай бұрын

@@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH I enjoyed your video very much I would love to c another about what u believe happend with per haps some pro's and cons attached because even if Carl did catch them in the house it would of been so easy to talk yourself out of that situation so we both believe it U get truthfully to the bottom of the second murder the 1 murder will solve it's self

Bert not Burt.

Definitely Definitely Spencer no doubt in my mind, I'd hoped the police would pursue him 😢😢😢 RIP Carl ❤

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree

Carls grave is in Wordsley church .Such a sad story

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

Yes very sad

Spencer100% liar 👍

No question Burt Spencer is guilty

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

6 ай бұрын

I believe so also ..it at least needs to be looked at

@The_Hoxton_Hipster

6 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why this isn’t brought before a court. I’ve seen a couple of cases (check out the McCrae case in Scotland dating back before Carl’s) where convictions have been secured on circumstantial evidence over 45 years old, and what looked like a lot less circumstantial evidence than there is here.

@DavidSmith-bd8dd

5 ай бұрын

@@The_Hoxton_Hipster sorry there's more 2 this than we all realise I truly believe this

At what point do you stop accusing Bert Spencer of this crime? Does not your judicial system hold a man innocent until proven guilty? David Wilson exhausted the evidence against Bert, and it did not compel the authorities to reopen the investigation. Why doesn't Bert sue? IT COSTS MONEY AND BERT HASN'T ANY! God forbid anyone chose the most obvious and reasonable answer to the question, and not jump on the most sinister and damning. Just so you know, Bert has not made even one penny (I'm from the US) from the Golding book, nor that horrible and astonishingly biased Channel 4 documentary. This crime will NEVER be solved, but that doesn't keep people from using Bert Spencer to advance their careers, soothe morbid curiosities and serve selfish agendas. Carl Bridgewater's murder sickens me and breaks my heart. Seeing a man suffer as if guilty of a crime when he has not be brought before a jury of his peers in a court of law where evidence is subject to scrutiny scares me, as it should for anyone who believes that justice should be executed by our judicial system and not by the anarchy of a mob whipped up by the media and exponentially, social media.

@tobydavies6366

8 ай бұрын

The murder of Hubert Wilkes sickens me.

@barryhamilton7845

7 ай бұрын

Some say in the U.K no!! You're not innocent until proven guilty,you are guilty until proven innocent.

@rachelharris5527

7 ай бұрын

Maybe it should go to trial then ? There is evidence as Spencer did not have an alibi. A trial would end speculation once and for all.

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

You have some good points, but the fact remains he killed an old man, so he is fair game in my mind and in my ethical code .. it was never my intention to condemn a man... my intention was to look into the case and allow the viewers to decide from the evidence I presented to them, all of which was public knowledge. . If you have a personal connection to burt I am sorry ... but the fact remains he shot a man point blanc in the face. Thanks for sharing your opinion it is valid, as all are here on my channel

@barryhamilton7845

4 ай бұрын

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH We know he done it, mate!! and just the slip ups ,and the old female co-worker wasn't his alibi,she was probably just scared of him,and probably did see him at work that day,but not at the given time. That's only a couple of things,there was plenty more that pointed the finger at him. He guilty as sin,and it's just a shame he'll probably never get tried for it.

The police visited my old man as he had firearms in relation to carls murder, I lived in wombourne at the time I remember a lot of parents started doing paper rounds with the kids until they made the arrests

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

4 ай бұрын

My friend Ron was also questioned as he had a shotgun license at the time. But he had a cleat alib,i unlike burt

Wombourne police station now a block of flats

@BlackcountryhistoryhunterBCHH

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for that mate 👍

Rip to the young boy carl