Four bodies have been found in Clapham Wood. In June 1972, Police Constable Peter Goldsmith went missing, and his body was found hidden in a patch of thick bramble there some six months later.Redfern, Nick (2017). Secret Societies: The Complete Guide to Histories, Rites, and Rituals. Visible Ink Press. . In August 1975, missing pensioner Leon Foster's body was found in the woods by a couple searching for a lost horse. In 1978, the missing Reverend Harry Neil Snelling's body was found by a Canadian tourist. In November 1981, the body of Jillian Matthews, a homeless individual with schizophrenia, was discovered; she had been raped and strangled.
