The Lucan Obsession: 8. Speculation and Suspicion
The press pour over every lurid detail in the inquest into Sandra Rivett鈥檚 death and the nation is enthralled. Will Lord Lucan be found guilty of murder?
The nation was spellbound by the inquest into Sandra Rivett鈥檚 death.
For the press the story was a dream. A tale of the aristocracy, gambling, debt and murder was a welcome relief in an era of shortages and strikes. They salivated over the grim details.
Alex von Tunzelmann hears how inquest became a trial, supercharging our obsession with this case.
And she wonders if we can take his guilt as fact when she hears a never before broadcast recording of an interview of Lady Lucan and an incriminating new story from a policeman.
Producer: Sarah Bowen
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