Roger Cook and the man called Goldfnger

Investigate reporter Roger Cook made his name with conformational style when dealing protection rackets, fake antiques dealers etc. But the most famous subject to come under his attention was John Palmer the man who earned the nickname Goldfinger thanks to his part in the 1983 Brinks Mat Gold Bullion robbery. Palmer smelted down part of was then worth £28 million of stolen. Palmer stood trial in 1987 for his part but was found not guilty though there were suspicions of jury tampering. In 1994 Cook did a programme in Palmer was filmed offering to launder drug smuggling money. Justice finally caught up with Palmer when he was jailed in 2001 for a time share fraud.. However when Palmer was ordered to pay back the money the legal papers were not filed. In 2015 Palmer was shot dead in his garden however at first it was thought he died of natural causes. Even after a Crimewatch appeal Essex Police have not made any arrests in connection with the case. An year later Cook made a programmer for the BBC's Inside Out West which detailed the extent of his influence within law enforcement so much that a surveillance operation had to be ran from a RAF base in Crumbia. In death Palmer has become a figure of great mystery.

You can see the program on Youtube