The Curious case of Alan Godfrey

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What machine was used to make the coal piles and could that machine be used to dump a body. Thing is people often see what they want to see or what they expect to see, but not the facts

Exactly Wallfire, however I doubt such a small-time company like Parker's in Todmorden would own such
a conveying device. That isn't to say that the delivering of the coal to the yard didn't involve a conveyor-belt
on the back of a truck, but then we're moving the situation wider and without any evidence.

Remember, the owner of the 'Tomlins' yard delivered coal to household customers, the black stuff came
from elsewhere.

The details do lend credence to an extraordinary event:
'...The body was lying face up and there were no signs of coal dust or dirt on his face or clothing.

He was wearing a suit, but underneath his suit jacket, which was buttoned incorrectly, he lacked a
shirt and was wearing only a string vest.
His trousers were unzipped and shoes were tied crudely.
There was no sign of a struggle, on both the body, nor the stacked coal pile."

But the expertise in correctly defining those details was limited. PC. Godfrey and PC. Hagley were mere beat
policemen and although I don't doubt there integrity, what they perceived from their experience cannot be
taken as ultimately correct.

This one has always done my head in!