Stuart Wheeldon

The Moorland Letters - A Killer On The Moors

Fiction EN ↓ 3 episodes

In the late 1970s, a series of apparent “misadventure” deaths on the Derbyshire moors escalated into one of Britain’s strangest unsolved cases. Six victims were found along ancient footpaths, reservoir lay-bys, and abandoned mining tracks – their bodies staged with unsettling precision. Then the letters began. Signed *“The Surveyor”* , they arrived at a local newspaper demanding to be printed, containing OS grid references, ciphers, and cryptic references to drowned churches, corpse roads, and folklore. Police chased suspects. Reporters chased a story. Then, as suddenly as it began, the killin...

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Stuart Wheeldon

Episodes

Episode 2 - The Letter 10.03.2026 9:18

After the discovery of the second body, detectives begin to suspect the deaths on the moor may not be random. When a typed letter arrives at the offices of the local newspaper claiming responsibility, the investigation takes a chilling turn. Signed only as “The Surveyor,” the writer provides details never released to the public and includes a strange symbol and a short cipher. As police and jour...

Episode One - The First Body 27.02.2026 20:05

In November 1978, a man fails to return home after a short walk across the Derbyshire moor. His death is ruled misadventure — exposure, alcohol, poor visibility. A tragic accident. But small details at the scene don’t sit right. His body is positioned with unusual precision. His belongings are placed neatly beside him. And the direction he faces seems almost deliberate. At the time, police see no...

The Moorland Letters - Trailer 30.01.2026 1:08

Between 1978 and 1983, six people were found dead on the Derbyshire moors. At first the deaths were dismissed as accidents. Then the letters arrived. Signed only as “The Surveyor,” the messages contained ciphers, coordinates, and references to drowned villages and forgotten paths — a killer mapping his crimes across the landscape and daring police to follow. The case was never solved. The files...