In the early hours of Easter Monday, April 21st, 2003, twenty-six-year-old Jason Paul Fearon, a father of two from Silvertown in east London, was shot dead in a hail of gunfire outside the Turnmills nightclub in Clerkenwell, central London. What began as a night out at a high-profile R&B event turned into a deadly gang … More Jason Fearon
On April 2nd, 2003, twenty-one-year-old college student Kavian Francis-Hopwood was gunned down in broad daylight on the Stonebridge Estate in Brent, northwest London. The killing, which occurred just after a national gun amnesty had been launched, shocked the local community and highlighted the pervasive issue of gun violence in parts of the borough at the … More Kavian Francis-Hopwood
On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 9th, 2003, thirty-eight-year-old Dawn Bassaragh was walking along Lansdowne Road in Tottenham, north London, on her way to pick up her two daughters from school. She never made it. In a reckless act of street racing, two young male drivers—known locally as “boy racers”—collided with her in their high-performance … More Dawn Bassaragh
In the early hours of Friday, April 11th, 2003, forty-seven-year-old Stephen Colby was found lying face-down in a pool of blood on the living room floor of his terraced home in Audley Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. He had been battered to death with a blunt instrument in what police described as a savage and … More Stephen Colby
On March 17th, 2003, thirty-year-old Shaham Ali was shot in the head while using a public telephone on Waverley Road in Small Heath, Birmingham, England. He was rushed to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a week later, on March 24th. The incident occurred around nine p.m. when two groups of … More Shaham Ali
On the evening of Saturday, March 15th, 2003, eighteen-year-old Sika Henry Michaels was shot outside his family home in Clive Road, Dulwich, south-east London. He was rushed to King’s College Hospital but died in the early hours of March 16th from internal injuries caused by a gunshot wound to the right shoulder. According to police … More Sika Michaels
On February 14th, 2003, Valentine’s Day, twenty-five-year-old Mohammed Mahmood was stabbed to death in Slough, Berkshire, England. The attack, described by police as horrific and unprovoked, occurred during an attempted car theft and has remained unsolved for over two decades. It is widely believed to have triggered a brutal revenge killing later that year. Mohammed … More Mohammed Mahmood
On the bitterly cold morning of February 4th, 2003, thirty-year-old postman Paul Savage set out on his usual delivery route in Mold, Flintshire, North Wales. He had only been working for Royal Mail for a short time after moving to the area with his wife Charlotte and their young daughter Regan, seeking a fresh start. … More Paul Savage
Steven George Armstrong, a thirty-nine-year-old invalid pensioner and father of two, was found murdered in his Henry Street unit in Plympton, Adelaide, South Australia, on December 23rd, 2002, just two days before Christmas. Police believe he had been dead for up to a month, placing the time of his death in late November or early … More Steven Armstrong
On the afternoon of Friday, October 25th, 2002, twelve-year-old Jennifer Liston returned home from school to the family residence on Ives Crescent in Victor Harbor, South Australia. What she discovered would haunt her for the rest of her life: her mother, forty-six-year-old Bernadette Liston, lying dead on the floor in a scene of extreme violence. … More Bernadette Liston
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