Murder Most Foul

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Factual: Crime & Justice

Forensics docu-drama series presented by Nick Ross

Murder Most Foul: Series 1: 4. The Body in the Trunk

4. The Body in the Trunk

Series 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Murder Most Foul, Series 1, 4. The Body in the Trunk

Nick Ross looks back at the case of Tony Mancini, who faced the death penalty in 1934.

Nick Ross looks back at the case of Tony Mancini, who faced the death penalty in 1934. But was he guilty? With Peter Hugo-Daly.

True tales of murder from the days when police cars had bells and the men from the Yard wore trilby hats. 

For Tony Mancini the prospects of acquittal looked slim in May 1934. The police had discovered the body in his flat, and there seemed little doubt as to the identity of the murderer.  

BBC TV's Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross reviews his case. So with Norman Birkett defending him, Tony still had a chance... 

Written by John Scotney.

Tony Mancini    ......    Peter Hugo-Dalyi 
Norman Birkett    ......    Anthony Bate 

With: 

Tara Dominick 
Mark Straker
Timothy Carlton  
James Greene
Ian Lindsay 
Timothy Bateson
Brett Usher 

Producer: Tim Suter 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1991.

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