 | The unsolved murder of John 'Goldfinger' Palmer has reached the 5 year mark. The murdered Essex gang boss tried to blackmail the Government with a recording of a politician sexually abusing children, according to his former lieutenant Mohamed Derbah.
Palmer died after being shot six times at his home in a "professional" killing on June 24, 2015. A gunman shot the gangster three times from point-blank range and then three more times in the back as the 64-year-old lay on the ground. A mortally wounded Palmer managed to walk a short distance towards his house before collapsing. | The week of his death he was busted in a wide ranging fraud. The underworld believed Palmer was offering information on other criminals. |