How I tracked down Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs… and was charmed by him!

How I tracked down Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs… and was charmed by him!

When Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was sentenced to 30 years for his part in the biggest robbery in British history, it wasn’t the end of his story - he disappeared over the wall of Wandsworth Prison and fled abroad, becoming one of the 20th century’s most infamous wanted men. Award-winning Daily Mail crime writer Stephen Wright talks to Colin Mackenzie, the intrepid reporter who tracked Biggs down in Brazil in 1974 about how he found him, why he found himself charmed by the notorious criminal… and what happened next. Brace yourself for a heavy dose of Fleet Street and Scotland Yard nostalgia from a different era.

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Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 5

Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 5

Nearly 19 years after Stephen Lawrence was 'swallowed up' by a gang of white youths who shouted racist abuse at him before stabbing him to death, two of the original prime suspects stood in the dock a...

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Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 4

Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 4

After a top-secret investigation into Stephen Lawrence's murder (using 'James Bond' tactics including ‘bugged’ golf buggies, a spy helicopter and a daring undercover operation) failed to bring justice...

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Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 3

Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 3

In February 1997, the Daily Mail's front page accused five men of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. It piled more pressure on Metropolitan Police for its failure to convict anyone over the teenager's se...

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Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 2

Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 2

The collapse of a private prosecution over the senseless racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, and the swaggering behaviour of the five prime suspects at an inquest felt like 'two fingers ...

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Stephen Lawrence: The Murder That Shamed Britain - Part 1

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...

12 Sep 202039min

How VIP paedophile liar 'Nick' fooled Scotland Yard

How VIP paedophile liar 'Nick' fooled Scotland Yard

In the last of three interviews about his new book, ex-High Court Judge Sir Richard Henriques QC speaks to award-winning Daily Mail crime writer Stephen Wright about the Met’s bungled Operation Midlan...

17 Jun 202041min

The murder of James Bulger, a Mail+ True Crime podumentary

The murder of James Bulger, a Mail+ True Crime podumentary

In the second of a series of interviews based on his new book, From Crime to Crime, ex-High Court Judge Sir Richard Henriques QC tells award-winning Daily Mail crime writer Stephen Wright about prosec...

3 Jun 202037min

Doctor Death: the trial of Harold Shipman, a Mail+ True Crime podumentary

Doctor Death: the trial of Harold Shipman, a Mail+ True Crime podumentary

In the first of a series of interviews based on his forthcoming book, From Crime to Crime, ex-High Court Judge Sir Richard Henriques QC tells award-winning Daily Mail crime writer Stephen Wright about...

22 Mai 202036min

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