Dotted with allegations of police corruption, robbery and drug trafficking, the murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan is one of the most notorious cases in UK police history. After drinking with his partner Jonathan Rees (later known for his involvement in the News of the World scandal) in March 1987, Morgan was discovered dead in the Golden Lion pub car park with an axe wound in the back of his head. While the murder initially may have appeared like a robbery, his wallet had been left, and a sizeable sum of money remained inside his jacket. Most notably, notes that he had been seen writing earlier had been ripped from his trousers. Morgan had been investigating police corruption related to drug trafficking shortly before his murder. Five separate police enquiries were launched in the following decades, but each failed due to a mix of alleged incompetence and possible sabotage. This year, a new report was published by Mark Ellison QC, linking a corrupt police officer with Morgan's murder, but the full story has yet to be uncovered.
