An innocent boy caught in the crossfire of gang warfare. A son shot on his way home from football. A crime that stunned a city and sickened a nation. This is the story of a senseless murder. The Murder of Rhys Jones: What Happened, Channel 5 2017
A boy on a bicycle had fired three shots across the car park of the Fir Tree pub. He had then ridden off. ibid.
‘Sean Mercer has shown no remorse whatsoever.’ ibid. rozzer
When football-loving Rhys Jones was shot as he walked home from practice by a teenage gang member, the tragedy was felt across the country. Now, detectives at the heart of the case are ready to share for the first time exactly what they were up against … A criminal conspiracy that would take detectives months to expose. Susanna Reid, The Murder of Rhys Jones: Police Tapes, ITV 2018
His killer fired three shots across the car park of the Fir Tree pub. ibid.
Sean Mercer has lied to police about where he was the night of the murder. ibid.
An 11-year-old schoolboy gunned down on his way home from football training. It was a crime that shocked Britain. And for months a case that seemed impossible to solve. Rhys Jones: 5 Clues that Caught the Killer, Chan, Channel 5 2019
A gang war that was threatening to explode at any moment … In the hunt for Rhys’s killer police could now focus their attention on local gangs, in particular the notorious Croxteth Crew. ibid.
Callers to an anonymous hotline also claimed Mercer had an accomplice. ibid.
‘They bugged their houses. Stroke of genius.’ ibid.
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‘I was taking her out! It was good! It’s full of rage! It’s full of anger!’ The Killer Speaks s2e1: The Devil Inside, Gene’s rozzer interview, A&E 2014
Great Falls, Montana ... On June 11th 2006 Great Falls is shaken: 70-year-old Dorris Henderson is found brutally beaten in her apartment building laundry room. ibid.
‘When I’d started to hear the voices was at the age of 18. They’re outside of my head.’ ibid.
‘I took out my knife, and I said, “Now this is for you”,’ Gene Meredith, the murderer in the second-season premiere, says in a jailhouse interview. ‘I stabbed her here, here, here, here and then there.’ On the there, he makes a slashing motion across his throat. The New York Times online article 30th April 2014
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McStay family: When the Sheriff’s department arrives, they thoroughly search the home; they find no sign of force entry, no sign of a forced struggle, not a drop of blood … People Magazine Investigates s2e3: Shallow Grave, Discovery 2017
A motorcyclist offroading in the Mojave Desert has just made a disturbing discovery … A sledgehammer was found nearby. ibid.
It was DNA belonging to Chase Merritt … Joey’s business partner … Why is his DNA in the trooper? ibid.
Chase Merritt had a gambling problem. ibid.
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Police are investigating two murders at Gallaudet University when one student comes forward and tells police that his roommate has a coat matching the murder suspect’s. People Magazine Investigates s4e11: The Sound of Silence, Discovery 2020
On February 14 2001 police arrest Joseph Mesa junior. ibid.
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An Alaskan yacht bursts into flames in the middle of the ocean. A mother and daughter vanishes at sea. Crime Stories: Fire and Ice
Bob and Diana Meyer owned the most popular boating store in the region. ibid.
Detectives suspect Meyer may have killed his wife and daughter, but why? ibid.
Investigators learn Meyer has two life insurance policies on his wife and daughter totalling $1,000,000, plus yacht insurance for a another $250,000. ibid.
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June 21st 2009 a house in a residential street in South London was on fire … The burning house was home to the Masud family. How I Caught the Killer s3e5: The Killer. Maud – Unrequited Love, Sky Crime 2023
When the fire brigade arrived and their fire investigation team arrived it was obvious they could smell accelerant, they could smell petrol … An accelerant had been put through the letter-box. ibid.
Maleha had been involved with a boy, that they’d split up, and that this boy had been … threatening to expose the fact that she had been having a relationship. ibid.
‘We were left with Akmol Miah making threats to the victim.’ ibid. rozzer
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Northern Ireland 1975: Many dancehalls may have to close down and that’s because of what happened to the most popular group in Ireland. Miami Showband Massacre, news report, Netflix 2012
Showband in Murder Trap. ibid. newspaper headline
The venue was the Castle Ballroom in Banbridge … in Northern Ireland. We got to the gig and everything was as normal. ibid. band member
Massacred: Pop Band in UVF Ambush. ibid. newspaper headline
And it’s my belief that Robin Jackson [UVF local leader aka The Jackal] was involved in the Miami Showband attack. ibid. investigator
There was collusion as part of a system. ibid. band’s bassist investigates