Fashion designer Aristos Constantinou was shot dead at his home in Hampstead on 1 January 1985. The 40 year-old tycoon was attacked shortly after he returned home from a New Year’s Eve party with his wife Elena. He was shot six times at close range with an Italian-made Fiocchi gun using nickel-jacketed bullets – leading …
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Open Verdict: The death of Paul Dwyer
The suspect accused of killing a 51-year-old street magician was cleared of manslaughter after the prosecution offered no evidence at court. A coroner later concluded it was not possible to say how he died
Will we see a post-Covid surge in London murders?
Homicides in 2022 (so far) are down compared to previous years, despite a surge in recent weeks.
Chokehold: The tragic death of Melvin Trotman
A 37-year-old property developer died after being restrained during a fight in Chadwell Heath, east London. The inquest revealed why nobody was prosecuted and why the case was not treated as a homicide.
Murder in Suburbia: The unsolved case of James Durrant in 1988
A 74-year-old retired solicitor was beaten to death after returning home from a meeting of a Masonic lodge in October 1988. Was he killed by someone he knew?