Murder on the Common: The Secret Story of the Murder That Shocked a Nation (Blake's True Crime Library)

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The Guardian has established that the CIB investigation into Keith Pedder was problematic in two key aspects. It is also worth remembering that not only was Stagg innocent, the actual killer went on to commit another two murders and countless sexual assaults. I am aware that someone else has since admitted killing Rachel Nickell, but at the time of the investigation Colin Stagg was a perfectly valid suspect and why that was thought to be the case should have been put before a jury. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. If the case against Pedder not been thrown out, the court would have heard about the unusual events leading to Mr Pedder's arrest in March 1998, which his lawyers argue was blatant entrapment by CIB.

It also makes you realise how difficult a job the Police have, and, in this particular case, how they took Rachel to their hearts. It reveals information that has hitherto been withheld, and spectacularly prints letters from the police involved in the operation to the chief suspect that will astonish the reader and bring the details of this terrible case right back into the public eye. Mr Pedder told the Guardian that while he was still a serving officer he openly questioned how the recently promoted assistant commissioner Johnson "could fairly make decisions on a case which he had authorised as a deputy assistant commissioner. The operation, he wrote, was designed to lead to the "implication or elimination" of Stagg as the prime suspect.If this is a benchmark for the quality of evidence in Sir Paul Condon's anti-corruption campaign, my sympathy goes out to other officers who may find themselves in a similar situation.

Thank you to Resolve Partners and Bord na Móna for inviting me to speak at their amazing Accelerate Green Grow dinner. We were fearful to begin with, but the whole team environment was wonderful after half a year of wondering if it would ever come back.Mr Pedder contacted Detective Constable Colin Blackman via the Tower Bridge office of the flying squad where he also used to work. Read more about the condition Very Good: A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition.