I have recently become interested in the case of Daniel Morgan, who was killed in March 1987.
Morgan worked as a private investigator. His business partner was Jonathan Rees, who later became one of the main private investigators used by Fleet Street. Rees was first arrested in connection with the murder in 1987; and in March 2011 he was acquitted of the murder when a trial collapsed at the Old Bailey.
The original police investigation into the death of Morgan was worse than desultory; it was undoubtedly corrupt. There were then a number of inquiries and case reviews, none of which ended with a successful prosecution. Over 25 years the case smacked of police corruption and systemic failure. In this way, the case is akin to that of Stephen Lawrence....read more
http://jackofkent.com/2012/02/daniel-morgan/
Morgan worked as a private investigator. His business partner was Jonathan Rees, who later became one of the main private investigators used by Fleet Street. Rees was first arrested in connection with the murder in 1987; and in March 2011 he was acquitted of the murder when a trial collapsed at the Old Bailey.
The original police investigation into the death of Morgan was worse than desultory; it was undoubtedly corrupt. There were then a number of inquiries and case reviews, none of which ended with a successful prosecution. Over 25 years the case smacked of police corruption and systemic failure. In this way, the case is akin to that of Stephen Lawrence....read more
http://jackofkent.com/2012/02/daniel-morgan/
