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In March 1987 a private detective Daniel Morgan was found dead in a South London pub carpark. He had been hacked to death with an axe. It emerged that he had been involved in selling stories to the press and had contact with police officers. Shortly before his death he planned to expose police corruption. His death was ruled by a coroner's inquest to be unlawful killing. The prime suspect was Morgan's business partner Jon Rees. There was tension between the two over a robbery. Rees had been robbed while transporting money and he wanted Morgan to help him out repaying the money. Morgan did not think it was partnership business and distrusted Rees. Rees and Morgan were drinking in the pub on the night of the murder. Although Rees and his poiice friend Detective Sid Fillery were questioned the police declined to press charges despite the mountain of evidence presented at the inquest. Stories appeared in the press, some apparently planted by Rees/Fillery, showed Morgan in a bad light and threw up a welter of bizarre leads: Morgan had been killed by white supremacists, drug dealers or had been involved in a romantic affair and killed by a jealous lover. it emerged that Rees and Morgan shared a lover....who now lives with Rees. The lover refused to give clear testimony at the coroner's inquest and seemed by witnesses to have been pressured. This is only the beginning of a story of the most investigated murder in British legal history. It involves murder, apparent suicide, drug running, police corruption, sleazy journalism, official incompetence and phone hacking....  Listen to the series of excellent new podcasts here (weekly): http://www.untoldmurder.com/the-story/ And read about it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Morgan_(private_investigator)
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Glad to get this good feedback. Pleased that you guys are enjoying it. There is an interesting review which appeared in The Observer (Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/26/week-in-radio-untold-daniel-morgan-murder-reply-all-on-the-inside What do you guys think of the criticisms?
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