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Crime Guy Will Return in the Autumn
I am spending the summer writing and researching some new cases in the autumn, plus a closer look at the new case review of Sophie Toscan du Plantier…
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Paul Dettmann
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No More Murder
An invitation to discuss the future of Crime Guy. Are there other crimes that interest you?
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Paul Dettmann
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Cold Case Review: Sophie Toscan du Plantier
Crime Guy can at last report a significant new development in the violent death of Sophie in West Cork, Ireland. Will the case finally be unlocked?
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Paul Dettmann
June 2022
Private Investigations
Why is amateur sleuthing a mug's game in the UK? It is time for change.
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Paul Dettmann
John Cannan is Dying
The headline is the only fact you can take from recent media reports about John Cannan. Their relentless connection of Cannan to the missing estate…
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Paul Dettmann
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May 2022
The Politics of Home Alone
When is it okay to leave a child unattended? This surprisingly simple question has some complex answers that change with the decades.
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Paul Dettmann
Christopher Laverack: BBC Crimewatch
BBC Crimewatch from August 1984, five months after Christopher Laverack disappeared from his half-sister's home in Hull.
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Paul Dettmann
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More on Christopher Laverack
I finally turn to a more detailed investigation of the 1984 murder of 9 year-old Christopher Laverack.
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Paul Dettmann
April 2022
Death on the Beach of Koh Tao
I got distracted from my Sophie research by Death on the Beach, a brilliant Sky Crime documentary about a series of suspicious deaths on the island of…
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Paul Dettmann
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Easter Round-up
We've had lots of new joiners recently, and Easter is always a good time for a round-up!
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Paul Dettmann
TV Entertainment: True Crime
I return to a topic that worries all true crime fans.
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Paul Dettmann
March 2022
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