Twenty-three-year-old Hasan Mamali and twenty-six-year-old Sami Mustafa were Turkish Cypriots, living in Islington, London, England. On May 27th, 2001, the two men were sitting in the back seat of a BMW convertible parked in Islington; two other individuals were in the front seats. Quite suddenly, gunfire erupted. Sami Mustafa attempted to flee from the car, … More Hasan Mamali and Sami Mustafa

Fifty-eight-year-old Anthony Boyle was a retired electrician who lived in West Darby, Liverpool, England. On Friday, January 4th, 2001, he had been at the local Conservative club having a few drinks, and he left there at about nine p.m. for the short walk home. Along the way, he reportedly scolded a gang of teenagers—both boys … More Anthony Boyle

Shortly after two-thirty p.m. on April 19th, 2001, ninety-two-year-old pensioner Mary Hancock was walking along Leyland Road in Southport, Merseyside, England. Suddenly, a white saloon car pulled up alongside her, driven by an unidentified man. The passenger of the car, a woman, got out and snatched Mary’s handbag, throwing Mary to the ground in the … More Mary Hancock

It was April 2nd, 2001, and two friends—thirty-year-old Mark Thompson and thirty-four-year-old George Price—decided to go shooting in a wooded area near the M57 in Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside, England. It was a hobby they reportedly both enjoyed, as they made frequent appearances in makeshift gun ranges in the local area. At around seven p.m., a … More George Price and Mark Thompson

Roughly a month after the murder of Ian Clarke in Liverpool, England, another shooting occurred that was suspected to be linked to the same gangland feud. Anthony “Tony” Lawler was forty-five years old, and at around six-thirty p.m. on October 11th, 2001, he had taken his mother to Netherley to do some grocery shopping. Without … More Tony Lawler

Thirty-two-year-old Ian Clarke was a father of three who had worked for fourteen years in nightclub security for a firm called Premiere Security. In the autumn of 2001, he was employed as a doorman at a bar called Barcelona in the city center of Liverpool, England. On the evening of September 8th, 2001, Ian was … More Ian Clarke

Shortly after twelve-thirty a.m. on the morning of Friday, June 15th, 2001, twenty-seven-year-old Jody Burns was making his way down the High Street in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, possibly heading toward a taxi stand. A massive fight broke out at about one-fifteen a.m. among as many as sixty of the drunken revellers waiting for taxis, and … More Jody Burns

It was about one-thirty a.m. on October 11th, 2001, and eighteen-year-old Tyrone Rowe was a passenger in a beat-up, red Ford Fiesta. He and three of his friends had been driving along Caradon Way in Tottenham, North London, England, reportedly looking for a party. Suddenly, a group of six or seven men approached the Fiesta … More Tyrone Rowe

Bill Chivers was an eighty-six-year-old retired engineer who lived in Swffryd, Wales. On September 15th, 2001, Bill had been playing bingo at the Swffryd Community Centre, as was his weekly habit. On his way home, he stopped for a pie and peas for his dinner. Suddenly, he was attacked by an unknown assailant, who knocked … More Bill Chivers

It was Valentine’s Day of 2001, and fifty-two-year-old Peter Gowling was at his home on Osborne Road in Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He wasn’t long out of prison; in January, he’d been released after serving less than six years of an eleven-year sentence for drug-related money laundering. It was likely his longtime drug connections … More Peter Gowling