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04/06/2024

This is Nana Oppong. He beat the rap in THREE separate murder trials. But his luck has just run out and I was the only journalist in court when he was sent down for another murder (that of music manager Robert "Fox" Powell). Read the whole amazing story in my Substack today. This one is available only to paid subscribers. You can subscribe for as little as £5 a month.

After being charged with murder three times and walking free each time, Nana Oppong was something of a criminal Houdini. But when he chanced his luck a FOURTH time he finally struck out. On Friday (May 31) 44-year-old Oppong, (pictured), was jailed for life and given a minimum term of 38 years for t...

21/05/2024

In this week's Substack I went for a walk on Horsenden Hill in west London with true crime blogger Michael Nolan and discussed one of the capital's most enduring mysteries - who killed Hannah Deterville? It's free to subscribe. But paid subscribers get access to premium content and can pitch me true crime stories they'd like me to investigate, like Michael did.

It was a winter’s night, with all that entailed. Freezing cold, inky dark, spots of chilling rain. Hannah Deterville, 15, was in her home neighbourhood on the Harrow Road in Queen’s Park, north west London.Totalcrime Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my...

17/05/2024

Today's Substack is about Romy Andrianarisoa (pictured, centre, in sunglasses). How did she go from president's chief of staff to British prison inmate? Read the full story. It's free to subscribe but paid subscribers get full access to archives and occasional bonus content.
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10/05/2024

Today's Substack is a world exclusive. The story of Thomas Herdman, held in a French prison for 35 months on trumped up charges of setting up the Sky ECC encrypted phone network and selling the devices to organised criminals around the world. It's free to subscribe. But paid subscribers get full access to archives and paid-only content.

EXCLUSIVE Thomas Herdman - a 63-year-old Canadian citizen with no criminal convictions - has been held in custody in France for 35 months and still has not been given a trial date.Totalcrime Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a fre...

07/05/2024

Today's Substack is all about the Northolt v Rayners Lane gang feud and a teenager who was charged with murder twice before he was 19 but beat the rap both times. It's free to subscribe but paid subscribers get full access to the archives, can comment on articles and influence what I write about in future.

Most people get through their whole lives without being accused of a serious crime so to be accused of murder twice before reaching the age of 19 must be some kind of warped achievement. And to beat the rap twice is even more extraordinary.Chris’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To rec...

23/04/2024

I just interviewed Jake Adelstein - the doyen of Tokyo crime reporters - about why the yakuza has gone into decline in Japan. Read what he said on my Substack. It's free to subscribe but paid subscribers get access to the full archive plus other perks. Audio interview to follow.

The yakuza, Japan’s infamous organised crime syndicates, have gone into a death spiral in recent years and Jake Adelstein says it is partly due to an incident at a sumo tournament in 2009. Adelstein’s knowledge of all things yakuza comes despite him suffering one major disadvantage - he is not J...

05/04/2024

On Easter Bank Holiday a 21-year-old man was shot dead in west London. But who was he? And what did he have to do with the murder of a jazz trumpeter? I am the only journalist who has made the connection. Subscribe for free to my Substack to read the full story. Paid subscribers will get a whole host of extras
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02/04/2024

Just published a deep dive into the career of Lee Murray the cagefighter who masterminded the £53m Securitas heist. In recent weeks more detail has come out about his alleged role in the murder of a young woman in London.

Cagefighter Lee “Lightning” Murray and I go way back. I should point out, that I have never actually met the guy.Chris’s Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

22/03/2024

Today's offering on Substack is the case of "Machete Mum" Nicola Leighton who drove her son and his friends to a murder and tried to cover up for him. You may have seen the case feature on the BBC documentary The Met. Subscribe to my Substack for free.
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