Part 3/3. This episode concludes our examination of the Skripal case by looking into fresh claims of a connection between the Salisbury poisonings and a Bulgarian arms dealer who fell ill three years earlier. We also explore the war of words between Russia and Britain, before weighing up some of the more curious aspects of the Salisbury poisonings, including the tragic fate of Dawn Sturgess.

Sergei Skripal & the Poisoned Perfume Part 3

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The journalist was investigating the Inslaw software scandal, and alleged connected conspiracies, when he died under suspicious circumstances in August 1991.

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Danny Casolaro

One of the alleged killers of the Palestinian American activist is back in the news, this time for blocking aid to war torn Gaza.

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Alex Odeh

Did a Jewish stage magician and master of the occult aid the Nazi Party as it rose to power in 1930s Germany? We try to sort fact from propaganda in our investigation into the life and death of a man who went by the name Jan Erik Hanussen.

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Erik Jan Hanussen

The assassinated of Louis Mountbatten, cousin of the Queen and mentor to the Prince of Wales, was the most high profile assassination claimed by the IRA during the Troubles — but was he targeted because of his royal status, or because his secret life posed a security risk?

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Louis Mountbatten

On the 5th of November, 1605, England rejoiced when an attempt to kill the king was thwarted. Though several conspirators were arrested — all malcontented Catholics — could it be that a powerful player in the affairs of state was the real force behind the infamous Gunpowder Plot?

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Sergei Skripal & the Poisoned Perfume Part 3

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