Rachel Nickell murder trial collapses

Title

Rachel Nickell murder trial collapses

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

15 Sep 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:03:50

Description

Tim Crooks reports from the Old Bailey in London following the collapse of the Rachel Nickell murder trial and the acquittal of the defendant, Colin Stagg. The Law Society says the way police obtain confessions will have to be drastically changed. The police were severely reprimanded by Mr Justice Ognall who described the undercover operation to catch the killer as deceptive conduct of the grossest kind, with the methods used raising concerns over the use of psychological profiles in criminal investigations. Includes reaction outside court from Andrew Nickell, father; Colin Stagg.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Colin Stagg; Andrew Nickell

Keywords

London; Police; Homicide; Metropolitan Police; Murder trials; Policing practice; Trials; Colin Stagg; Rachel Nickell; Old Bailey

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