<description>&lt;p&gt;On November 7th 1974, a children’s nanny Sandra Rivett was murdered at the home of the family in which she was in service.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It was the Lucan family.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lord Lucan - her suspected killer - may have been targeting his estranged wife. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But a man who had squandered his family fortune at Belgravia’s gaming tables proved to be as inept at murder as he was at gambling.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And he killed poor Sandra. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is the perceived wisdom - and the finding of an inquest.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But with so little known for sure, conjecture fills the gaps facts leave behind.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What really happened on November 7th 1974?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is a compendium episode - a trilogy re-released to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Sandra’s murder.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In the first two episodes, I’ve interviewed the brilliant author &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://laurathompsonwriter.substack.com/"&gt;Laura Thompson&lt;/a&gt; - who has written a wonderful book &lt;em&gt;A Different Class of Murder&lt;/em&gt; about the run up and aftermath of the killing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And in episode three, I speak with screenwriter George Kay about the nanny who could have been on-rota that night, managed to swap shifts - and cheated death.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yet Christabel Boyce met a dreadful end a decade later - leading some to believe there was a curse of the Lucan nannies. George has a personal connection with this second tragedy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can find out more about Laura, her writing and her books here: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;http://www.laurathompson.co.uk/&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

Lord Lucan, his nannies and a fifty-year mystery. A three-part podcast.

NOV 7, 2024115 MIN
Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Lord Lucan, his nannies and a fifty-year mystery. A three-part podcast.

NOV 7, 2024115 MIN

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<p>On November 7th 1974, a children’s nanny Sandra Rivett was murdered at the home of the family in which she was in service.</p><p>It was the Lucan family.</p><p>Lord Lucan - her suspected killer - may have been targeting his estranged wife. </p><p>But a man who had squandered his family fortune at Belgravia’s gaming tables proved to be as inept at murder as he was at gambling.</p><p>And he killed poor Sandra. </p><p>This is the perceived wisdom - and the finding of an inquest.</p><p>But with so little known for sure, conjecture fills the gaps facts leave behind.</p><p>What really happened on November 7th 1974?</p><p>This is a compendium episode - a trilogy re-released to mark the fiftieth anniversary of Sandra’s murder.</p><p>In the first two episodes, I’ve interviewed the brilliant author <a target="_blank" href="https://laurathompsonwriter.substack.com/">Laura Thompson</a> - who has written a wonderful book <em>A Different Class of Murder</em> about the run up and aftermath of the killing.</p><p>And in episode three, I speak with screenwriter George Kay about the nanny who could have been on-rota that night, managed to swap shifts - and cheated death.</p><p>Yet Christabel Boyce met a dreadful end a decade later - leading some to believe there was a curse of the Lucan nannies. George has a personal connection with this second tragedy.</p><p>You can find out more about Laura, her writing and her books here: </p><p>http://www.laurathompson.co.uk/</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>