18. The Cursed Gold
Iain looks at the epic, rollercoaster case of the Brinks-MAT robbery.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling · BBC Radio 5 Live
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Show Notes
The Brinks-MAT robbery is one of the most famous in British history. This week, Iain takes an in-depth look at the heist and asks: how did a group of gangsters manage to break into a high-security warehouse and walk away with solid gold worth £26 million? Plus, he digs into the complex police operation that took investigators from London to Bristol to Tenerife and back again.
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If you'd like to find out more about John Palmer, one of the Brinks-MAT masterminds, check out Gangster on BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0dwnc59