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A taxi driver was simply doing his job during the minor strike in 1984, when an object was

held onto the motorway crushing his car and killing him in the process.

Three men had been charged with murder, however one insisted to the police that he had played no part in the process. Three men had been charged with murder, however, one insisted to the police that he

had played no part in the crime. Against the backdrop of the bitter clash between minors and

the government, the trial was set to begin. No one could predict how the legal proceedings would

end.

On a cold and damp November morning, 26-year-old Anthony Williams was on a motorway bridge with Dean Hancock and Russell Shankland. The two younger men had an 18-inch concrete block and a six-foot

fence post. William says he tried to persuade them not to do anything. But minutes later, taxi

driver David Wilkie was dead,

hit in the head and chest by the concrete block

which smashed through his car window with all the force of its 46-pound weight.

The car was then struck by the fence post,

and it veered off the motorway out of control.

Welcome to Season 10, episode 44 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime.

Please listen to Season 10, Episode 43 for part one of this two-part case.

The trial began at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday, May 7, 1985.

Dean Hancock, Russell Shankland and Anthony Williams all denied the charges of murder,

conspiracy to endanger the lives of the taxi

occupants, and conspiracy to damage the vehicle being reckless as to whether the occupants would

be hurt. Hancock had attempted to enter a plea of guilty to manslaughter, but it was rejected

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