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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jamie Grierson

Dog digs up possible link to notorious 19th-century Devon murder case

Composite of closeup of blue bottle showing 'Not to be taken' inscribed in capitals held in hand; and Stanley the labrador
The blue bottle discovered by Stanley in a garden in Clyst Honiton. Photograph: Paul Phillips/SWNS

A man in Devon believes his beloved dog has dug up a key piece of evidence in his back garden connected to a notorious Victorian murder case.

Paul Phillips, 49, told reporters that his labrador, Stanley, recovered a blue glass bottle with the words “Not to be taken” written on the side from their home in Clyst Honiton.

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