Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 1

Stephen Lawrence was 18 when he was stabbed to death in cold blood by a gang of white, racist thugs, just because of the colour of his skin. In August, the Met Police closed its investigation into his murder after 27 years. In this six-part podcast, acclaimed Daily Mail crime writer Stephen Wright revisits a case he has covered for almost three decades, speaking to eyewitnesses, politicians and the police who investigated the case. Could there be more convictions? And in a year of Black Lives Matter protests, have we learned the lessons of Stephen's murder?

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Producer: Rosie Gillott

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