fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day agoHarry Roberts, triple police killer behind 1966 manhunt, dies aged 89
Roberts' murders took place on 12 August 1966 in Shepherd's Bush, west London. DS Christopher Head, 30, DC David Wombwell, 25, and PC Geoffrey Fox, 41, had stopped a van containing Roberts and his associates John Duddy and John Witney. The officers were carrying out a routine check when Roberts opened fire without warning, killing Wombwell at the scene and shooting Head in the back. Fox, who was seated in an unmarked police car, was shot through the windscreen.
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