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7/10
A victim of circumstance?
Sleepin_Dragon30 September 2023
Anthony John Maffia aka The Magpie, a thief of some notoriety, and a friend of The Kray brothers is killed, Stephen Crown Jewel is arrested, he claims Maffia was killed by three men, and that it was a gang killing.

It's a very interesting story, I find the crimes of this particular era fascinating, there was a certain style and malice, that's very evident here.

Jewel's story must have seemed so unlikely, but he was well and truly stitched up for the murder, who knows what on Earth was doing on behind the scenes.

It looks very good, the black and white camera work really does capture the late 1970's very well.

One thing that's notable in the early years, the presence of Edward Woodward, who appears way more than be would in the later years.

7/10.
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5/10
The Jewel and the Magpie
Prismark104 May 2024
Stephen Jewell who was convicted of the murder of Anthony Maffia in 1968. Maffia was shot dead in a Jaguar car.

Maffia was a known fence with gangster connections. He was nicknamed the Magpie.

Jewell went to the police fearing for his life over a boat deal he planned with Maffia. After they viewed the boat, they were confronted by two scary men.

As Jewell was with the victim when he had been shot dead. He was very much in the frame as the main suspect.

Jewell was found guilty and served 11 years. He died while the program was being made.

One of the detectives that interviewed Jewell was later found guilty of being corrupt.

This story about Stephen Jewell was rather sketchy and light on details. More suitable for an entertainment show rather than something that is aimed at a possible miscarriage of justice.
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