The Kidnap of Stephanie Slater (2008)

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… terrific episode of “Crimes that Shook Britain” that explores the 1992 case of  Stephanie Slater who was kidnapped and locked inside a coffin for 8 days… her attacker Michael Sams had already killed before and if Stephanie’s employers didn’t give in to his demands and release thousands of pounds, he would kill again…

“Michael Sams was the most difficult type of criminal for the police to combat; a cunning and ruthless ‘lone wolf’, who would stop at nothing… In July 1991, Sams, 49, decided to get rich by kidnapping someone who would be valuable – for whom a large ransom would be paid… He built a lair to keep his hostage in, an old workshop by the River Trent in Newark, Nottinghamshire.
Then he decided on a dry run to see if his plan would work. He drove to the red light district of Leeds, and, taking a leaf out the Yorkshire Ripper’s book, he decided to abduct a prostitute. He lured 18-year-old Julie Dart into his car and, threatening to stab her if she struggled, drove her south to Newark…. ” – mirror.co.uk

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