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Heir Hunters (2007)
Season 5 • Episode 16 • Walton/Sturm
Heir Hunters Season 5, Episode 16: Walton/Sturm
Avid cricket fan Cecil Walton died in Durham in 2010 leaving no will. It's now up to the heir hunters to find relatives who can inherit his estimated 100,000 pound estate. The Heir Hunters also look at the case of Gustav Sturm a German who came to Britain as a prisoner of war and never left. Gustav's family knew little of how he had been forced to fight for the German army in some of the bloodiest battles of the second world war. Plus, details of three unsolved cases. Watch Heir Hunters Season 5, Episode 16 Walton/Sturm in HD free online. Enjoy high-quality streaming of Heir Hunters Season 5, Episode 16 and share your thoughts in the comments below!
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