Cold War Assassination: The Umbrella Murder of Georgi Markov

Georgi Markov was poisoned on Waterloo Bridge in 1978 by an assassin who may have been working for the KGB. The 49-year-old Bulgarian writer and journalist had defected from his communist homeland in 1969 and had started a new life in London working for the BBC World Service. On 7 September 1978 he was waiting …

Unsolved Murders in London: 2019

These 15 homicide cases from 2019 remain unsolved. Can you help? Contact the police, or Crimestoppers on 0800555111. Kamil Malysz, a 34 year-old Polish national, was found stabbed to death at a flat in Alfred Road, Acton, at 10.15am on 27 January. Police are appealing for information about suspect Patryk Makuch, also a 34 year-old …

Killed by his carer: The death of Brian Wieland

Inquest hears Myrtella Williams would have been charged with murder of 69-year-old Chingford accountant if she had survived Brian was a remarkable and amazing person – happy go lucky, talented and hardworking. He never once complained about being disabled in a wheelchair. He was dealt a hard hand but turned… You must be a paid …

Misadventure: The death of Graham Howe

Crown Prosecution Service decide not to charge anyone over death of 53-year-old man at a pub in Harrow On the evening of 30 May 2019, Graham Howe was enjoying a drink at The Fleadh pub in Preston Road, Harrow. There had been no arguments or trouble on any kind that… You must be a paid …

Fatal Injection: The unreported killing of Gary Fairfax

On 26 September 2017 the emergency services were called to a flat in Oaks Lane, Ilford. Paramedics arrived to find a 59-year-old man, Gary Fairfax, had apparently taken an overdose of heroin. His death was one of 1,164 due to heroin and morphine in England and Wales that year. Like… You must be a paid …