Author: Michael Gillard

Michael Gillard

Investigations

Police intelligence links disappearance of Linda Millard to gangland murders

It is of one of Avon and Somerset’s longest unsolved missing persons cases. But a police intelligence report links the mother’s disappearance to a notorious gangland slaying.

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Alon Aviram and Michael Gillard

Dark Arts

Avon and Somerset police to be sued over botched art heist investigation

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Dark Arts

Part three: A Somerset cider baron’s stolen art collection, heroin from Pakistan, two collapsed cases and a rinsed taxpayer

Michael Gillard

Dark Arts

Part two: The troubled cop bent on solving the UK’s longest running murder case, and a key player in the phone hacking scandal

An art heist in Somerset, the UK’s longest running murder case, and the phone hacking scandal - three sensational stories weave into one.

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Dark Arts

Part one: The axe murder suspect, Somerset Tory cider baron and botched art heist police probe

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Episode 4: Tattoo parlours, nightclubs and firebombs - how businesses were blackmailed

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Alon Aviram and Michael Gillard

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Episode 3: A disappearance, two murders and a hole in the ground

Two murders and a disappearance: How the Cornerman slipped through the net.

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Michael Gillard and Alon Aviram

Series: The Cornerman

The cornerman cast of characters

Meet the players in a vast criminal network linking Bristol to London.

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Alon Aviram and Michael Gillard

Series: The Cornerman

Episode 2: Bangers and mash, football and boxing

The gangster jailed for drugs and blackmail who courted footballers, boxers and MMA fighters.

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Episode 1: Unmasking The Cornerman

This Bristol Cable investigation exposes one of Britain’s most elusive organised crime bosses after two decades in the shadows.

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Michael Gillard and Alon Aviram

Reports

Relative of Bristol Brink's-Mat gangster jailed as part of organised crime ring

10 men including John 'Goldfinger' Palmer's son-in-law jailed for roles in extortion, drug dealing and blackmail gang. 

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