Part 10: The real murderer

Shreds: Murder in the dock

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4.6 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2019

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

"I’m quite looking forward to death to find out if God or the devil exists."

'Shreds: Murder in the dock’ reveals the untold 30-year story of one of the most notorious miscarriages of justice in British legal history.

It is mainly told through the voices of the surviving members of the ‘Cardiff Five’ – the men originally charged and some of whom were later convicted of the murder of 20-year-old Lynette White in Cardiff’s docklands on St Valentine’s Day 1988.

We explore the original two trials – at the time the longest in British criminal history – right through to the fascinating conclusion of the mystery surrounding the brutal murder of Lynette White which culminated in the UK’s biggest-ever police corruption trial.

The back drop is the enduring fall-out on the innocent lives of those involved and the devastating impact on a community once known around the world for its diversity and tolerance, the legendary Tiger Bay.

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0:00.0	You're listening to BBC Sounds.
0:05.7	This podcast contains strong language and details of a murder which some may find distressing.
0:13.7	Please state your full name and date a birth.
0:16.5	Geoffrey Charles Gaffour, 28th of the 5th, 65.
0:20.6	The reason for this interview is because you have been arrested for the murder of Lynette White.
0:28.6	I'm Kerry Jackson.
0:30.6	Why are you broke of my heart?
0:33.6	Welcome to Shredz.
0:34.6	Why are you telling to Shred? That Why are you dead it to Shred?
0:41.1	That's why I'm feeling dead.
0:44.9	Why you break up my heart.
0:49.0	Jeffrey Gafour had got away with murder for 15 years.
0:55.0	But knowing the police were about to match his DNA as that of Lynette White's killer, he had taken an overdose minutes before detectives kicked down the door of his house.
1:14.6	Guarded by police officers, he was heard saying to hospital staff, the reason they are concerned is because I killed someone 15 years ago.
1:19.6	They want me alive to stand trial. He went on to say that he had been in work and had prayed to God to show himself when the two police officers arrived, asking if they could take a mouth swab from him.
1:53.0	Then, he said,
1:55.0	actually, it's quite a relief being found out, not having to hide anymore.
2:00.0	At least I can die with a clear conscience for what it's worth.
2:04.6	But Jeffrey Gaffaour didn't die.
2:20.3	Lying in his hospital bed, Gifor began to be violently sick and he eventually agreed to take an antidote.
2:39.0	Within a few days he had recovered and was deemed psychologically and physically fit to be interviewed. As Geoffrey Giffourke-Gerford was brought to court this morning, only he and his barrister knew for sure that this was the day that the truth would finally come out.
3:16.3	Lynette's family was there too, her sister and stepmother. For years they've lived knowing her killer was free.
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