Gerald Richardson - a podcast by Jenny Hacking

Two men born in the same year, both ambitious and driven men, whose paths would cross leading to the fateful death of one of them.
Thank you to Craig Danson for recommending this case.

Podcast of the week, is a special multipart series by Jules at Riddle me That, covering the case of Jacob Landin and his family's fight for justice.

Episode sources
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/how-brave-police-officer-lost-17677543
https://www.newsy-today.com/as-a-brave-policeman-he-lost-his-life-in-a-farcical-raid-on-blackpools-jewels/
https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/memorial-blackpool-officer-gunned-down-he-chased-gem-thieves-1221582
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14619288
https://www.itv.com/news/granada/update/2016-08-23/memorial-to-hero-lancashire-police-officer-45-years-after-he-died-tackling-a-jewel-thief/
https://www.lancashire.police.uk/news/2018/may/west-division-police-hq-road-named-in-honour-of-fallen-superintendent/
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 18 March 1972
Newcastle Journal - Tuesday 19 December 1972
Daily Mirror - Friday 08 October 1971
Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 31 August 1971
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 25 September 1971
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 28 August 1971
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Friday 29 October 1971
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Friday 27 August 1971
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 16 October 1971
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Friday 15 October 1971
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Friday 27 August 1971
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 09 October 1971
Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 25 February 1972
Daily Mirror - Tuesday 21 December 1971
Daily Mirror - Wednesday 01 March 1972
Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Wednesday 02 February 1972
Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 13 March 1972
Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 28 February 1972
Aberdeen Evening Express - Monday 06 March 1972
Liverpool Echo - Monday 07 February 1972
Birmingham Daily Post - Saturday 18 March 1972
Birmingham Daily Post - Wednesday 22 March 1972
Reading Evening Post - Friday 11 February 1972
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Friday 17 March 1972
Liverpool Echo - Monday 21 February 1972
Daily Mirror - Wednesday 23 February 1972
Daily Mirror - Thursday 03 February 1972
Coventry Evening Telegraph - Thursday 02 March 1972
Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Monday 21 February 1972
Daily Mirror - Tuesday 08 February 1972

Birmingham Daily Post - Friday 03 March 1972
Belfast Telegraph - Thursday 23 March 1972
Belfast Telegraph - Friday 19 November 1971
Daily Mirror - Friday 03 September 1971
http://www.blackkalendar.nl/c/12679/Frederick%20Joseph%20Sewell
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TOP+COP+KILLER+MAKES+MILLION+INSIDE+PRISON%3B+Storm+as+murderer+goes...-a065262761
https://blackpoolcrime.wordpress.com/category/fredrick-sewell-blackpool/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14615510
https://gerryrichardsontrust.org/about
http://www.policerollofhonour.org.uk/about_us/articles/7.Double_Gallantry_Award-George_Cross_part3-PR_06-02-1987.pdf

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