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**Werewolf** · 02-09-2010, 18:02

Originally Posted by visitor

Have they said yet if the bloke actually died in the flat or if he was placed in the flat after he died?

As of yesterday Plod have not been able to determine that.

**amazing__lobster** · 02-09-2010, 18:15

Originally Posted by Werewolf

That was one of the first things I noticed; a highly-valued employee of GCHQ/Six, who had also worked closely with the CIA/No Such Agency, and he goes AWOL for over a week before someone at Vauxhall Cross thinks to call the police? Does'nt add up.

Originally Posted by Werewolf

But to be out of contact for 8 days? Even if he was used to working from home, you would expect him to check in with his immediate superior on a regular basis - especially if he is working with sensitive material at home. No telephone calls or even emails for over a week before someone raised the alram? That's either poor drills on the part of MI6 or(almost certainly)there is much more we are not being told.

Actually, when you look at it from that perspective, I agree.

**nebapneb** · 02-09-2010, 21:35

Originally Posted by amazing__lobster

The reports say he's from Anglesey... Think the island from the Wicker Man. Or possibly Mordor.

as are a some of the mods and ex-mods

**CutLunchCommando** · 02-09-2010, 21:48

Originally Posted by amazing__lobster

Actually, when you look at it from that perspective, I agree.

My bet is that they only noticed he was missing because he hadn't filled in his timesheet.

**mark1234** · 02-09-2010, 21:57

Originally Posted by visitor

Have they said yet if the bloke actually died in the flat or if he was placed in the flat after he died?

Here's where I do my Columbo impression...

He was killed in a professional manner, with no obvious marks or cause of death according to news reports, it seems to me the only reason to put someone in a padlocked holdall would be to move the corpse, I can see no other reason for it.

You wouldn't go through the trouble to make it look natural only to confirm murder by zipping him in a bag, it doen't make sense.

So something went wrong, either he was killed at the flat and the body couldn't be moved elsewhere and the killer had to bug out leaving the job half done, or he was killed elsewhere and taken there whilst someone was figuring out what to do with a festering gay welsh cadaver.

And yes I have watched far too many detective dramas, but in my defence they were forced on me by an ex-missus.

**Werewolf** · 02-09-2010, 22:03

Originally Posted by mark1234

Here's where I do my Columbo impression...

He was killed in a professional manner, with no obvious marks or cause of death according to news reports, it seems to me the only reason to put someone in a padlocked holdall would be to move the corpse, I can see no other reason for it.

You wouldn't go through the trouble to make it look natural only to confirm murder by zipping him in a bag, it doen't make sense.

So something went wrong, either he was killed at the flat and the body couldn't be moved elsewhere and the killer had to bug out leaving the job half done, or he was killed elsewhere and taken there whilst someone was figuring out what to do with a festering gay welsh cadaver.

And yes I have watched far too many detective dramas, but in my defence they were forced on me by an ex-missus.

Cut and paste this to the Met; looks like they can use all the help they can get...

**Mr Happy** · 03-09-2010, 00:08

I think I prefer the Black humour posts to the uninformed conjecture whodunnits... Anglesey indeed!

**Werewolf** · 03-09-2010, 00:17

Originally Posted by Mr Happy

I think I prefer the Black humour posts to the uninformed conjecture whodunnits... Anglesey indeed!

Indeed. Utterly disgraceful to compare Angelesy to the Wicker Man; that movie took place on a Scottish island!

Bloody English trying to steal our culture...

**Cuddles** · 03-09-2010, 10:23

Well Colombo - here's an alternative interpretation of the "facts". Having answered a special interest advert on the net, the victim met with another "climb into a holdall where I'll chop you up with a cleaver" fantasist. To facilitate things, they had a few sherberts and then tossed a coin to see who would go first. The spy called "Tails" and went first. However something went badly wrong during their consensual sex-play.

The other bag-perv panicked and locking the bag...what...disappeared into thin air? No Watson, we must be more expansive in our logic. Who would have difficulty wielding a cleaver in a holdall but could "disappear" from a bathroom leaving almost no trace? Exactly Hastings, from within the little grey cells an answer - a spider! Unable to manage the cleaver even using two or three of his legs, the spider accidentally kills the spy. Then legs it down the plug hole.

Indeed Lieutenant Colombo - another alternative theory to put alongside your own "only solution". Now hail me a hansom cab, if we catch the 11.35 we can be back in St Mary Mead in time for tea, two apparently unconnected murders and a serial poisoner focussing their efforts on retired East African district officers.

**the_guru** · 05-09-2010, 18:40

I've just caught up on this thread, and I have to say that I'm pretty disgusted with some of the comments. This is the Current Affairs section, right?

Some of you would be boiling if some of the comments here were crayoned all over a thread about a soldier that had died.

The hypocrisy of some people is disgusting. Take it to the NAAFI if you want to take the p1ss. I thought the serious side of ARRSE was a little better than this.