“Ill fated orphan, tho' no parents' tear Was fondly shed in anguish o'er thy bier Yet shall thy murderer while on earth remain ​The victim of remorse, despair and pain.” DESPITE what the stone in a churchyard on the edge of Barnard Castle says, it is not known whether the murderer of Hannah Latham spent the rest of his life wracked with remorse, despair or pain because he was never traced.