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The Murder of Sandra Rivett

While the hunt for Lucan has dominated the media for half a century, the name of the victim, Sandra Rivett has been forgotten.

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Madeline Chiari, Jenny Williams

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documentary, crime

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[dramatic music continues] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

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- [Reporter #1]
Of Lucan himself, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- [Reporter #1] Of Lucan himself,

Exhaustive police searches - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Exhaustive police searches

- [Reporter #2] A massive
manhunt is underway - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- [Reporter #2] A massive manhunt is underway

Anyone with information is
urged to contact police. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

Bludgeoned to death at
46 Lower Belgrave Street. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Bludgeoned to death at 46 Lower Belgrave Street.

- She is the primary victim and
yet we don't talk about her. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- She is the primary victim and yet we don't talk about...

What we are really
interested in, say the press, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

What we are really interested in, say the press,

- The murder that saw her
lose her life has been defined - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- The murder that saw her lose her life has been defined

She's referred to
retrospectively in the press - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

She's referred to retrospectively in the press

- And she was always
well turned out, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- And she was always well turned out,

Very sad 'cause you
don't want someone - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Very sad 'cause you don't want someone

I feel guilty because
of a young baby going - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I feel guilty because of a young baby going

- The victim in this
case did have a name. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- The victim in this case did have a name.

[dramatic music fades] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

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It's something that so many
people have grown up with - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It's something that so many people have grown up with

It's almost like
he was a character - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It's almost like he was a character

I probably came across his
name more commonly like - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I probably came across his name more commonly like

- I joined the police in 1981 - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- I joined the police in 1981

There would be times when
I can remember friends - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

There would be times when I can remember friends

- I've heard a lot of
stories about Lord Lucan, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- I've heard a lot of stories about Lord Lucan,

- This period of the 10 weeks
when Sandra Rivett was nanny - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- This period of the 10 weeks when Sandra Rivett was nanny

I believe she had a very good - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I believe she had a very good

There is no reason to disbelieve
that she was happy there. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

There is no reason to disbelieve that she was happy there.

So that was quite a sweet sort - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

So that was quite a sweet sort

And it does seem
like it was happy, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

And it does seem like it was happy,

[gentle music] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

She'd spent a lot of
her childhood there - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

She'd spent a lot of her childhood there

[dramatic music] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

[dramatic music]

Well I was shocked, hard
to believe really and sad - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Well I was shocked, hard to believe really and sad

They seem to just put her as - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

They seem to just put her as

- [Reporter #2] The family's
nanny killed in a murder - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- [Reporter #2] The family's nanny killed in a murder

But the question on
everyone's lips is - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

But the question on everyone's lips is

If not, why has he disappeared - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

If not, why has he disappeared

- There's an article in which
it says it was an ugly real - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- There's an article in which it says it was an ugly re...

And they then say, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

And they then say,

[dramatic music continues] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

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I mean by what parameters
are individuals judged. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I mean by what parameters are individuals judged.

The Lucans were somebody - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

The Lucans were somebody

- Lord Lucan had a
certain status in life - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- Lord Lucan had a certain status in life

And we might think that
things have changed, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

And we might think that things have changed,

People like Oscar Pistorius
who are in these elevated - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

People like Oscar Pistorius who are in these elevated

And yet in those cases,
even given what we know now, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

And yet in those cases, even given what we know now,

- I got a call from
a junior officer, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- I got a call from a junior officer,

I think I'm right in saying
I was probably the youngest - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I think I'm right in saying I was probably the youngest

I'd only just taken
over on the crime desk. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I'd only just taken over on the crime desk.

It was a very different
time in the 70s. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It was a very different time in the 70s.

The police and the press,
particularly in London, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

The police and the press, particularly in London,

There was also quite
a lot of money passed - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

There was also quite a lot of money passed

As a young crime reporter,
I asked a colleague, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

As a young crime reporter, I asked a colleague,

And I found that little
method of recruiting contacts - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

And I found that little method of recruiting contacts

Looking back on
it, it was wrong, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Looking back on it, it was wrong,

[bell tolls]
[dramatic music] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

[bell tolls] [dramatic music]

It was quite quiet that
evening when Lady Lucan came - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It was quite quiet that evening when Lady Lucan came

At that point the
publican decided the
best thing they could - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

At that point the publican decided the best thing they could

- I had a very good
contact with Roy Ranson, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- I had a very good contact with Roy Ranson,

There was one or two
policemen on the door. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

There was one or two policemen on the door.

There was an ambulance, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

There was an ambulance,

It was a very posh part of
Belgravia and a very posh road. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It was a very posh part of Belgravia and a very posh road.

You didn't expect to
see something like that. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

You didn't expect to see something like that.

As I was about to join
some of my other colleagues - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

As I was about to join some of my other colleagues

I slipped across to him and
talked to him on that doorstep - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I slipped across to him and talked to him on that doorstep

[bell tolls]
[dramatic music] - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

[bell tolls] [dramatic music]

- Roy Ranson hadn't had any
chance to talk to Lady Lucan. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- Roy Ranson hadn't had any chance to talk to Lady Luca...

As we were talking, we were
gravitating together almost - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

As we were talking, we were gravitating together almost

There were police officers who
were walking through the pool - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

There were police officers who were walking through the pool

In the bottom of the stairs
on the floor was the sack - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

In the bottom of the stairs on the floor was the sack

She'd been put in
head and feet first. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

She'd been put in head and feet first.

It was a very large
American canvas mail sack, - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It was a very large American canvas mail sack,

So the only thing you could see - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

So the only thing you could see

She had tights and white
pants on and that was it. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

She had tights and white pants on and that was it.

- The officers recovered
a length of lead piping - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- The officers recovered a length of lead piping

It was likely that that
was the item that was used - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It was likely that that was the item that was used

We know that Lady
Lucan's hair fibres were - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

We know that Lady Lucan's hair fibres were

One of the things to bear
in mind is in this day - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

One of the things to bear in mind is in this day

But back then what they
would mainly be looking - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

But back then what they would mainly be looking

Roy Ranson was the chief
superintendent at the time. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Roy Ranson was the chief superintendent at the time.

I tried to put
myself in his shoes - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I tried to put myself in his shoes

Well, we know that some
of his staff were going - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Well, we know that some of his staff were going

He would've been thinking,
how am I going to identify - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

He would've been thinking, how am I going to identify

- The person who attacked
her attacked her brutally - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- The person who attacked her attacked her brutally

This was a rage-fueled attack - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

This was a rage-fueled attack

This was a lot of
blows to Sandra's head. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

This was a lot of blows to Sandra's head.

- The number one question - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- The number one question

I can remember that being a
very fierce topic of debate - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

I can remember that being a very fierce topic of debate

Sandra's identity and details - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

Sandra's identity and details

- The police knowledge
of the victim in terms - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- The police knowledge of the victim in terms

She had only been
working at that address - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

She had only been working at that address

It would've become apparent
that the relationship - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

It would've become apparent that the relationship

- Sandra Rivett was almost
certainly murdered in error. - The Murder of Sandra Rivett

- Sandra Rivett was almost certainly murdered in error.

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While the hunt for Lucan has dominated the media for half a century, the name of the victim, Sandra Rivett has been forgotten.

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Director: Madeline Chiari, Jenny Williams

Writer: N/A

Production: Woodcut Media

Genre: documentary, crime

Year: 2024

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Released: 06 May 2024

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