Tag Archives: 1973-89

Paul Ponting (and Lord Lucan).

One must presume that Paul Ponting of Ormskirk is either very unfortunate, or else guilty of the many allegations against him. His nocturnal hobbies do not interest me, but when he jumps into the Daniel Morgan murder, then I take … Continue reading

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Is it time to reassess Det Ch Supt Dave Cook?

The mark of a mature researcher is the ability to go back and see if the initial findings bear weight. How valid is this with ex Det Ch Supt Dave Cook (now Imrie-Cook) and his ex wife, Jacqui Hames? Cook … Continue reading

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Suicide of Alan “Taffy” Holmes, no link to Daniel Morgan murder.

At one time Alan “Taffy” Holmes served on the Regional Crime Squad alongside DI Ron Andrews and DS Symonds. They arrested Henry “Chick” Burgess for a burglary. There was allegedly a deal over bail in the sum of £500. This was … Continue reading

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Hacked Off and the Daniel Morgan murder.

This was on Tw*tt*r. https://mailchi.mp/hackinginquiry/ten-years-of-press-freedom-mhso1490ch-251152 Mail Chimp, how apposite, now let us pick out the errors. Ex Det Ch Supt Dave Cook and his wife at the time, Jacqui Hames, of “Crime watch” fame were indeed under surveillance, although it … Continue reading

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Jarratt, Worboys and the Daniel Morgan murder.

Chris Jarratt links the bungled John Worboys case and the debacle which became the Daniel Morgan murder investigation. Jarratt mishandled the Worboys series of rapes and was also a handler for ex Det Con “Reds” Haslam, the serial fantasist who … Continue reading

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True Crime Britain podcast – the murder of Daniel Morgan.

Gung hai fa choi, Happy Year of the Rabbit. Another week, another podcast. Only half a dozen errors on this one. Rhiannon Doe, the narrator, tells us, at 11 minutes in, that a Rolex watch was missing went Morgan’s body … Continue reading

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Rhoda Malone and compensation in the Daniel Morgan murder.

One would think that with the death murder in custody of Sheku Bayoh, Police Scotland had enough to deal with. However, Rhoda Malone received a cool million quid for “hurty words”. At that rate, what can Jonathan Rees and other … Continue reading

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RNA, DNA and the Daniel Morgan murder.

Foreign news outlets are picking up on New Scotland Yard and the use of DNA to find the killer of Daniel Morgan. I have heard a few things, one, that the DNA test has been done and that Z31 (the … Continue reading

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“Operation Kenova” and the next Cressida Dick.

News that Jon Boucher of Bedfordshi*e is to be considered as the next chief of the Metropolitan Police raises frowns and smiles in equal measure. After presiding over the death killing in custody of Leon Briggs, Boucher was given the … Continue reading

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Twitter, Philip Merrills-Dearn and Givot Olam.

80% of Goggzilla concerns the Daniel Morgan murder debacle, today it is the turn of the other 20%. https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-10065640.html Any opinions on Elon Musk buying Twitter? Still a cess pit from what I can see. Thing is, in Nov 2004, … Continue reading

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