The Mysterious & Chilling Case of Amy Margaret Reeves | An Unsolved Edwardian Child Murder

Step back into Edwardian England and uncover one of Surrey’s most haunting unsolved crimes. The Dipping Hole explores the tragic 1911 murder of ten-year-old Amy Margaret Reeves in the quiet village of Long Cross, Surrey, a case that shocked rural Britain and exposed the limits of Victorian-era policing and forensic science.

On a warm July afternoon in the early 20th century, Amy left home for school and never returned. Hours later, her body was discovered in a shallow pond on Chobham Common, known locally as the dipping hole. This documentary reconstructs the final day of her life, the frantic village search, and the chilling discovery that followed. We examine the investigation led by local constables, the controversial arrest of Albert Henry Hampton, and the inquest that ultimately ruled Amy’s death a willful murder with no named killer.

Through original records, witness testimony, and early forensic evidence such as hair analysis, this film sheds light on a forgotten historical murder case that remains officially unsolved. It is a powerful study of Victorian true crime, rural life in the 19th century, and the enduring mystery that still lingers over Long Cross more than a century later.

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