age ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁O aks ▁Close ▁off ▁G ills ▁Hill ▁Lane ▁( sub sequently ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁Mur der ▁Lane ), ▁Rad lett . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁they ▁journey ed ▁from ▁London ▁in ▁Th urt ell ' s ▁horse - dra wn ▁gig , ▁but ▁We are ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁dark ▁l ane ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁their ▁destination . ▁ ▁Th urt ell ▁shot ▁We are ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁with ▁a ▁fl int lock ▁m uff ▁p istol , ▁but ▁this ▁failed ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁We are ▁escaped ▁from ▁the ▁carriage ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁get ▁far ▁before ▁Th urt ell ▁caught ▁him . ▁As ▁We are ▁lay ▁injured , ▁Th urt ell ▁sl it ▁his ▁thro at ▁with ▁a ▁kn ife ▁before ▁driving ▁the ▁p istol ▁into ▁his ▁head ▁with ▁such ▁force ▁that ▁his ▁bra ins ▁were ▁dashed ▁over ▁the ▁ground . ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁H unt ▁and ▁Pro bert ▁he ▁hid ▁the ▁cor pse ▁in ▁a ▁p ond ▁near ▁the ▁c ott age . ▁This ▁hiding ▁place ▁was ▁jud ged ▁too ▁unsafe ▁for ▁Pro bert , ▁however , ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁another ▁p ond ▁in ▁El st ree . ▁By ▁this ▁time ▁both ▁weapons ▁had ▁been ▁found , ▁as ▁Th urt ell ▁had ▁left ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁road . ▁The ▁p istol ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁pair , ▁the ▁other ▁still ▁in ▁Th urt ell ' s ▁possession . ▁The ▁cul pr its ▁were ▁identified ▁and ▁caught