Daniel Morgan was a "private investigator" in south London. He was investigating corruption in the Met and amongst journalists at the News of the World when he was found, murdered, in the car park of a pub in Sydenham, in March 1987.
I know that
@Bedsaddick @Charltonparklane and
@kigelia (and many others) all enjoyed Peter Jukes' podcast, The Untold, about Morgan, his murder and the strange, deeply disturbing evidence that has been trawled through in the years since then. So they all might be interested to know there's a multi-part docudrama starting tonight on C4.
If it's anywhere near as good as Jukes' work, it will be fascinating.
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I've read on Wiki about those arrested - Is there ever an opinion as to who they suspected as the murderer and has effectively gotten away with it
It very vaguely rings a bell but I didn't know any of the detail.
Look forward to the next episode.
Dunno what it is but just dont like something about Rees | Vein | Fillery - Might be because I've read about the further inquries that have happened over the years with there being a lot of focus on them, it almost feels as though it was them that did it, yet there just isnt enough evidence (whether thats the Met wanting it used, or whether it exists) to take them down
Another intriguing major crime of that era, with strong links to south-east London, was the Brink's-Mat robbery at Heathrow in 1983. A gang commanded by a bloke who lived in a council flat in Ilderton Road - next to the Millwall ground - netted £26 million in gold bars, a UK record at the time.
Some, but by no means all, of the gold was recovered; several of those involved were convicted. Yet apparent infighting over the spoils has led to many of the gang being murdered, including John 'Goldfinger' Palmer, who was instrumental in melting down the gold and was shot dead in an unsolved murder in 2015. Altogether a fascinating case; several racy books have been written about it.
No idea who was responsible but Rees & Fillery look very dodgy to me. At the very least it was a conflict of interest Filery taking the statement from Rees the next day & although they tried to muddy the waters over their conection that was brought up at the Inquest, what did we learn at the very end of the programme.....that Fillery did join Rees at his Detective Agency after all.
Definitely also think that Rees had a hand in the missing money from the car auction.....or was it just a coincidence that the day they couldnt bank the takings Ress was mugged.
Theres nothing like a bent copper.
but all 3 episodes are available now online on channel 4’s iplayer equivalent.
The programme was good and i look forward to the next part but the acting in the reconstructions was shocking! I mean really bad that i kept chuckling
I thought the standard of performances was below expectations.
out of stock atm
3 episodes on All4.com on laptop.