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In a strange twist of events l found myself in conversation with a young lady who had attended Layer Road for a match against Hull City in our first season in The Championship. The 5-1 encounter.
We were attending a promo evening for a band called The Datsuns in North London in 2008.
During the evening she explained that she had been present at a party that made the national news due to the tragic death of someone by the name of Mark Blanco.
The incident occurred in December 2006.
This incident will be shown on Channel 4 on Monday night at 22.00 in an hour long documentary and several people known to me have made contributions.
It may be of interest to some.
I am very much hoping that the police will reinvestigate the death of Mark Blanco as a result of what will be included in the content.
I know that what l was told by this young lady 15 years ago has been instrumental in the making of this documentary.
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Random thoughts and memories.
Part Forty One, continued
Fast forward to 2013.
Dog walk in allotments behind East Bay.
Get talking to fellow dog walker.
My instinct tells me he has had some kind of a life.
We get talking.
Chelmsford prison is mentioned.
Basildon.
He was an associate of Tony Tucker.
He was dealing ecstasy. Has got previous .
My mind flashed to Karen telling me about a man she met with a guitar under a tree in Hylands Park.
I already know it is him before l run it past him.
I mention Karen. I mention the tree. The guitar.
And yeah, this is he.
We shake hands.
I tell him about 1996. I mention being followed by the black BMW.
He told me Tucker pulled a gun on him in Basildon in early '95.
By 2013 l had researched the Rettendon Murders and had been in touch with an individual by the name of Bernard O'Mahoney.
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Random thoughts and memories
Part Forty One, continued
I phone Bernard O'Mahoney on his mobile.
It is actually Patrick O'Mahoney but he adjusted his name.
He is driving to Leeds.
He sounds quite displeased that l have called.
Bernard had written a couple of big selling titles.
The first was about Ecstasy dealing in the Basildon area.
The second was about the Essex Boys Murder.
He was quite dismissive about Tony Tucker threatening anyone with a gun.
My impression, rightly or wrongly was that this was something he hadn't known about and Bernard liked to know everything about the Basildon scene that led to the murders.
He was also dismissive of the guitar playing individual who had done a few stints in Chelmsford and Norwich prisons.for dealing E's.
This conversation was taking place in 2013 and l had spent the previous two and a half years researching crime at the request of third parties..
This necessitated going into prisons within a hundred mile radius of Colchester to interview inmates.
Bernard would not have been aware that l had viewed over 900 police statements relating to The Rettendon Murders.
He may not have realised that Colchester is a relatively short distance from the former home of one of the individuals serving a life term for the murder of Tucker, Tate and Rolfe.
He would not have been aware that l knew someone who had lived in very close proximity to that individual.
Having said all that, fair play to Bernard to making the change from the security sector and writing about his life experiences which are quite something.
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| Tigers at Layer Road on 21:47 - Nov 16 with 19 views | SparkfilmsTV |
Random thoughts and memories
Part Forty One, continued
Fast forward to one hour ago.
This sub thread covers thoughts as well as memories.
Michael Steele is now 81 years old.
He may finally be released from prison in the coming days and weeks.
While going through the witness statements on The Rettendon Murders there was one particular aspect that to this day l find difficult to comprehend.
It relates to the phone call that Pat Tate took from his girlfriend Sarah Saunders. This occured just minutes before he was shot.
There are supposedly four people in the Range Rover heading down the track leading to a field.
Rolfe driving. Tucker, front passenger seat.
Pat Tate and Michael Steele in the back.
So when Pat Tate answers his phone he tells Saunders he is with some people.
From memory that was recorded in the statement of Saunders.
Saunders and Michael Steele were known to one another.
Maybe it was common practice for Tucker, Tate and Rolfe to be discreet while viewing a field where a drug drop was supposed to have being planned.
To be continued as l am multi tasking [Post edited 16 Nov 21:50]
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