Ok, so my new trial that started yesterday (still waiting for the first news report where we find out the prosecution's case - first day is usually just jury selection) which I just thought would be a bog standard drugs murder has taken a bit of an interesting turn. The victim is a lot more colourful than I thought.
During my pre trial checks
(code for more internet stalking as I can't remember anything about why I thought this one would be worth following) I have found out the following:
1. Victim was an ex semi professional footballer. Career cut short through injury.
2. Signed with a very dodgy looking model (porn) agency called "Model Mayhem" and this was deemed newsworthy enough to have made the papers!
3. Electrician but was learning to DJ who loved Ibiza according to the news report.
4. Victim had a bad car accident about nine months before he was murdered. A crowd funding page was set up and £8,500 was raised for a prosthetic arm for him.
5. Someone commented on Twitter that he'd had his problems since the accident.
I'm definitely still thinking drug related - all the signs are there - but maybe leaning more towards pain medication. And obviously, he had two of the most dangerous professions going - "aspiring DJ" and "promising footballer" - and liked the limelight. Electrician and aspiring DJ scream "drug dealer" as well.
Two people charged with murder and four charged with perverting the course of justice/assisting an offender including one of the murder defendant's wife.
Have you seen/read Mindhunter?
No, I will look into it!
Also
@Be More Pacific your name amazes and infuriates me in equal measure
Ha! I REALLY wish I could take the credit for it but I saw it on the Digital Spy forums years ago and always secretly coveted it so, when I joined Tattle, I seized my chance
I am in no way affiliated with the Be More Pacific on Digital Spy, any views are my own, etc etc etc
Homicide for the holidays,forensic files, snapped, 24 hours to kill, Britain's taboo, homicide hunter, any thing to with murder. Crime or police i love
Responsible child is a good one its on bbc iplayer
I recently watched the act (based on gypsy rose)
I recorded Responsible Child - trying to bring myself to watch it. If it's anything like Boy A starring Andrew Garfield then it will be tough.
Bloody good aren't I?!!