Lord Lucan went to Africa?

[BrilloPad]

Lord Lucan 'may be alive after fleeing to Africa', says brother after 38 years of silence - Telegraph

The telegraph are going to town on this one.

[cojak]

Must say I was quite surprised, although in retrospect it isn't that unexpected.

I heard at the time that he'd driven to South Wales and topped himself down a disused coal mine, with a few sticks of dynamite to bring the roof down on him so no one would ever find him. That seemed quite plausible, although I did wonder how anyone could have known about it.

Nah, a far too courageous act of self-sacrifice. On Lucan's past history it just never would have happened.

Self interest, now that's a different matter...

[OwlHoot]

Must say I was quite surprised, although in retrospect it isn't that unexpected.

I heard at the time that he'd driven to South Wales and topped himself down a disused coal mine, with a few sticks of dynamite to bring the roof down on him so no one would ever find him. That seemed quite plausible, although I did wonder how anyone could have known about it.

[moorfield]

I wonder how his watch ended up in South Africa?

He hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something.

Five long years.

[BrilloPad]

And Graham Hill flew him out of the UK to catch the next plane from Europe to Africa.

Allegedly.

Mrs BP's father got a lift home on the back of GH's motorbike one night. They were both very drunk.

[cojak]

And Graham Hill flew him out of the UK to catch the next plane from Europe to Africa.

Allegedly.

[eek]

And less then 1 week later

Lord Lucan's watch 'found in South Africa' - Telegraph

I wonder how his watch ended up in South Africa?

[TiroFijo]

They don't make wives like they used to

"treat em mean keep em keen"

[Troll]

They don't make wives like they used to

The wife of missing aristocrat Lord Lucan, who disappeared after murdering his childrens' nanny, has told how she would have covered up his crime has he not turned on her and left her too badly injured to help.
The Countess of Lucan also admitted she still harbours feelings for her husband, despite the fact he beat her savagely with a lead pipe, leaving her with an inch-long scar on her forehead.

[TiroFijo]

BBC News - Witnesses reveal Lord Lucan's 'secret life in Africa'

I was at Howletts today - maybe I should have asked Damian Aspinall?

Though I doubt John would have asked his secretary to book anything - she might have gone to the police.

I didn't know that but I used to watch the TV series 'Lucan' in the late 70's.

[sasguru]

BBC News - Witnesses reveal Lord Lucan's 'secret life in Africa'

I was at Howletts today - maybe I should have asked Damian Aspinall?

Though I doubt John would have asked his secretary to book anything - she might have gone to the police.

I was in the Diani Reef Beach hotel in Mombasa in the late 80s and an old codger who I thought looked like an old Lucan used to regularly drink in the hotel bar. I remember remarking on it at the time

[AtW]

Though I doubt John would have asked his secretary to book anything - she might have gone to the police.

Or maybe he expected her to go to police straight away so that they go into wrong direction... how mistaken he was in this case!

[BrilloPad]

BBC News - Witnesses reveal Lord Lucan's 'secret life in Africa'

I was at Howletts today - maybe I should have asked Damian Aspinall?

Though I doubt John would have asked his secretary to book anything - she might have gone to the police.