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Gordon Park seemed like the ideal husband: a dashing, sporty, and financially comfortable bachelor who married the vivacious school teacher, Carol. Yet, behind the perfect façade of their home, Bluestones, their marriage was a toxic mix of affairs, arguments, and control. Gordon was meticulous, but fiercely controlling, especially after Carol left him for another man. When she was forced to return for the sake of her three children after a devastating custody battle, Gordon's resentment became his trigger. Quietly, he planned his revenge. On a hot summer night in 1976, after taking his unsuspecting children to Blackpool, Gordon returned to the house, grabbed a heavy ice axe, and brutally murdered his wife. He used his sailing and climbing expertise to truss her body, wrap it in plastic, weigh it down with rocks from their own garden wall, and dump it into the deepest part of Conniston Water. For 21 years, Gordon lived a lie, telling everyone Carol abandoned her family. Make sure you subscribe to get your regular crime fix: youtube.com/c/RealCrime Real Crime On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLjqhHBRN8qMTGKikm97B?si=Fnshg5sfSxmljxiW7wJrZg Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #truecrime #realcrime #crime