William Moore

William Moore was a Normanton or Altofts resident who reached national attention in 1896 when he killed is wife in what would be known for some time as "the Normanton Murder"; "the Normanton Tragedy" and the "Missing Man Moore" case.

Biography
William Moore is known to have been a quarryman.

Murder and manhunt
Moore was formally charged in absentia with the murder on January 20. He fled the police, but finally surrendered at Longley Mill outside Chesterfield on the 31st. He may have told police in Chesterfield he was wanted for assault, as they sent a telegram to the Normanton police station for confirmation.