The Wrong Man by Dick Kirby
David Ralph Martin was a cross-dressing criminal who carried out a string of sophisticated offenses in the 1970s and 1980s. A prolific burglar, car thief, fraudster, and gunman, he possessed a deep loathing of anyone in authority. In addition, he was a master of disguise and a veritable Houdini when it came to escaping from prison. After shooting a policeman during a botched burglary, he escaped from court on Christmas Eve, 1982. When police believed him to be in a yellow Mini in the Earls Court area with his girlfriend, they opened fire, only to discover they had shot an entirely innocent man - a 26-year-old film editor named Steven Waldorf. The investigation became a cause c l bre at the time, and was subsequently taken over by Scotland Yard's Flying Squad, of which the author was a member. One of the biggest manhunts in the history of the Metropolitan Police ensued, before Martin was finally arrested after dramatically fleeing down the tracks between two Underground stations. Author Dick Kirby reveals for the first time the inside story of the hunt for the most dangerous man in London, whose eventual arrest brought to an end one of the most contentious investigations in Met history.Dick Kirby joined the Metropolitan Police in 1967 and spent the following 26 years with the Serious Crime Unit and the Flying Squad at Scotland Yard. He is now a real crime historian, with publications like Villains, The Sweeney, and The Scourge of Soho under his belt.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780750964135 |
| ISBN 10 | 0750964138 |
| Title | The Wrong Man |
| Author | Dick Kirby |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The History Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2016-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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