The Liversedge Mystery: The final hours of Hannah Haigh

Hannah Haigh was discharged from Wakefield Asylum on 15 June 1882. She was last seen alive on 13 November 1882. Nearly a year later, she was found dead in a disused mill at Clough Lane, Hightown. What happened to her between these times? What happened in the final hours of Hannah Haigh?

The Liversedge Mystery: The story of Hannah Haigh

A day after the inquest into the body of a woman found in the ruined boiler at Clough Mill, a man came forward to claim she was his daughter, Hannah Haigh. The police quickly established it was most likely her and her story was soon featured in many local newspapers. Who was Hannah Haigh?