The Trap

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The Trap

'He was a fantasist. He thought he was SAS material,' says former DCI Michael Burdis. Michael was part of the hunt for a murderer who nicknamed himself 'The Fox.'

Robert Murphy

Jan 30, 2024

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This suspect had already escaped from police custody once. Now he was wanted for a triple murder. He was living wild off the land and Britain’s newspapers had joined the police hunt. The suspect was even taunting the inquiry, writing to journalists describing police as ‘boy scouts.’

Then a detective had an ingenious idea to set a trap.

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