It is one of the most enduring mysteries of british criminal folklore.
What happened to brinks mat gold.
Time to look again at the curse of brink s mat.
The gang used the warehouse s forklift truck to load the gold into the getaway van but it still took them almost two hours to clear the safe of its contents.
He killed a detective john fordham who was carrying out surveillance.
Where i happened to bump into an old detective.
The brink s mat robbery occurred at the heathrow international trading estate london on 26 november 1983.
It is one of the most enduring mysteries of british criminal folklore.
The vast majority of the gold worth over 500million at today s prices has never been recovered.
But now the riddle of what happened to the millions of pounds worth of gold bullion stolen during the brink s mat heist may.
What happened to the brink s mat gold created with sketch.
Directed by terry winsor.
More than 20 people connected to the heist are dead.
He has now been released on parole.
Brinks mat curse.
A dramatized speculation of what happened in november 1983 when micky mcavoy and some of his mates planned a heist and were surprised when they discovered they d stumbled across a large stash of gold.
But getting the gold away without getting caught is only the beginning of their troubles.
As the murder of john goldfinger palmer becomes the latest in a series of grisly deaths connected to the notorious 26 million heist.
Realizing the riches.
With sean bean trevor byfield larry lamb george jackos.
26 million equivalent to 100 million in 2019 worth of gold bullion diamonds and cash was stolen from a warehouse.
The bullion was the property of johnson matthey bankers ltd which collapsed the following year after making large loans to frauds and insolvent firms.
In part one brown recalled how high profile suspects came into the frame during the brink s mat investigation.
He became involved in efforts to smelt the gold and launder it.
But now the riddle of what happened to the millions of pounds worth of gold bullion stolen during the brink s mat heist may have been solved after quarter of a century.
But nearly 30 years on most of those involved have come to regret the day they ever came into contact with the brink s mat bullion.