Albert Dryden

mini-x2 · 16th April 2010, 02:16 PM

Anyone got a link to a video of that old fella from Durham who shot the cop live on TV?

keeps21 · 16th April 2010, 03:13 PM

Now 69, and after serving 17 years in jail, he has vowed to get his conviction overturned on the grounds that he was provoked and, if he is successful, he hopes to receive £4m in compensation.

mini-x2 · 16th April 2010, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by keeps21

Now 69, and after serving 17 years in jail, he has vowed to get his conviction overturned on the grounds that he was provoked and, if he is successful, he hopes to receive £4m in compensation.

I used to work with the copper who he shot in the leg/arse.
Come on man someone must know a link to the footage.

keeps21 · 16th April 2010, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mini-x2

I used to work with the copper who he shot in the leg/arse.
Come on man someone must know a link to the footage.

I had a quick google around but couldn't find anything.

smoker · 16th April 2010, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by keeps21

Now 69, and after serving 17 years in jail, he has vowed to get his conviction overturned on the grounds that he was provoked and, if he is successful, he hopes to receive £4m in compensation.

He should rot in jail. Provocation is one thing but he bought an illegal firearm, shot and killed someone doing his job, then reloaded it before firing it at other people. Lucky he didn't kill more people and lucky he wasn't in America where the copper would have shot him in the face.

Bob Fleming · 16th April 2010, 03:37 PM

He was only provoked by someone doing their job anyway wasn't he? He had built a house without planning permission IIRC?

Rueben Agboula · 16th April 2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by smoker

He should rot in jail. Provocation is one thing but he bought an illegal firearm, shot and killed someone doing his job, then reloaded it before firing it at other people. Lucky he didn't kill more people and lucky he wasn't in America where the copper would have shot him in the face.

Had never heard that story before - was only 7 at the time but still surprised I have never heard any one bring it up since - its a pretty remarkable series of events.

Agree with smoker - he is after all a murderer and should not be allowed to mix with the general public ever again

Berek · 16th April 2010, 03:55 PM

"Another very funny killer from England. They really seem to be able to produce some wildly eccentric types over there."

http://www.users.on.net/~bundy23/wwom/dryden.htm

keeps21 · 16th April 2010, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Rueben Agboula

Had never heard that story before - was only 7 at the time but still surprised I have never heard any one bring it up since - its a pretty remarkable series of events.

Agree with smoker - he is after all a murderer and should not be allowed to mix with the general public ever again

Same here... despite growing up only 4 and a half miles away in Lanchester.

Although to be fair I was only 6 when it happened.

Weremuthe · 16th April 2010, 03:59 PM

He killed a council officer didn't he? The council team - some who were grinning like Cheshire cats - turned up with a TV crew & the police.