DESCRIPTION:
Maida Vale, West London, 6:20 pm, Sunday, March 24, 1996 — George Fraghistas locked his blue Lincoln Continental in a secure car park on Lanark Road. He walked to the exit. He had plans that evening and wanted to prepare. George was just about to open the door of the dimly lit concrete building, when a man suspiciously dressed for a spring day, in an anorak, gloves and a balaclava, took him by surprise and tried to wrestle him to the ground. George shouted, made a scene, put up a fight, but the assailant overpowered him. The element of surprise gave his attacker an advantage. For a brief moment they were alone, then a car stopped nearby. Three men hurriedly got out...
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Court documents, books and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: Liverpool Echo, Aberdeen Evening Express, Aberdeen Press and Journal, Irish Independent, Daily Express, Daily Record, Daily Mirror, Dundee Courier, The Guardian, Reading Evening Post, Kensington Post, The Ottawa Citizen, Independent, iNews, Herald Scotland, UPI and ‘The Juryman’s Tale’ by Trevor Grove.
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MUSIC:
Traversing by Godmode
Trudging Along by Godmode
Crimson by Sextile
Decay by Kevin MacLeod
Haunting Dreams by Twin Musicom
Creep by Emmit Fenn
Long Note One by Kevin MacLeod
Resolver by Amulets
Feels by Patrick Patrikios
Glacier by Patrick Patrikios
Verve by Benjamin Martins
Growing Space by Astron
Two Moons by Bobby Richards
Pure Potentiality by Benjamin Martins
Vitality by Benjamin Martins
Seclusion by The Tides
All music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
REFERENCES:
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
Liverpool Echo - Wednesday 3 April 1996
Aberdeen Evening Express - Thursday 4 April 1996
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 4 April 1996
Irish Independent - Thursday 4 April 1996
Daily Express - Thursday 4 April 1996
Daily Record - Thursday 4 April 1996
Daily Mirror - Thursday 4 April 1996
Dundee Courier - Thursday 4 April 1996
The Guardian - Thursday 4 April 1996
Reading Evening Post - Thursday 4 April 1996
Reading Evening Post - Friday 5 April 1996
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Friday 5 April 1996
Dundee Courier - Friday 5 April 1996
Kensington Post - Thursday 11 April 1996
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 26 November 1996
The Guardian - Wednesday 27 November 1996
Aberdeen Press and Journal - Thursday 27 March 1997
The Ottawa Citizen - Wednesday 3 August 1998
BOOKS
‘The Juryman’s Tale’ by Trevor Grove
DIGITAL ARTICLES
INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/bound-blindfolded-gagged-and-held-in-a-cupboard-for-9-days-1303113.html
INEWS
https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/the-trial-secrets-of-jury-service-deliberations-part-three-266026
HERALD SCOTLAND
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12047308.tycoon-may-have-been-mistaken-for-his-cousin/
UPI
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/04/04/Four-men-due-in-UK-court-for-kidnapping/7660828594000/
OTHER / BLOGS
https://www.questia.com/magazine/1P3-30404082/behind-closed-doors
https://www.tes.com/news/case-defencebooks
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