 Nevertheless he allowed Thurtell and Hunt to be convicted.Thurtell and his associates’ actions pursuant to the murder were as widely reported and commented upon as the crime itself.Having temporarily disposed of Weare’s corpse, "the trio entered the house, Hunt was introduced to Mrs Probert, directions were given to cook some pork chops for supper, and then Thurtell took the two men to the field, where they rifled the body, and left it lying enveloped in the sack.