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It’s a story of conspiracies, paedophile rings, government cover-ups, police corruption and killings—a tale of bias, scandal and homophobia that ends the life of a young police officer. 
But before we meet him - a chain of events begins.
This episode is published with special thanks to...
Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong'
Detective Norrie MacKillop
And Detective Iain Grant

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1978 was an important year. 
This was the year that Duffy was arrested 
This was the year that the SIU was set up 
This was the year John MacLennan moved to the Yuen Long Police division. 
This episode is published with special thanks to...
Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong'
Detective Norrie MacKillop
And Detective Iain Grant

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1978 was drawing to a close. It had been an eventful few months for John MacLennan. 
Yet the worse was yet to come.
This episode is published with special thanks to...
Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong'
Detective Norrie MacKillop
And Detective Iain Grant

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The SIU have a prime suspect.
They spent 1979 trying to gather evidence.
Now they are ready to make an arrest. 
This episode is published with special thanks to...
Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong'
Detective Norrie MacKillop
And Detective Iain Grant

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On January 15th 1980, John MacLennan requested an early call. He woke and then walked the 10 - 15 minute stroll to the station.
What was he thinking? What did he need the gun for? What happened next? 
This episode is published with special thanks to...
Nigel Collett, author of 'A Death In Hong Kong'
Detective Norrie MacKillop
And Detective Iain Grant

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Just after 11.30 on the morning of the 15th January 1980, John MacLennan, a 29-year-old police officer from the highlands of Scotland was found dead on the floor of his police flat in downtown Kowloon.
What the police first interpreted as a clear case of suicide soon become a media-inspired murder hunt.
With special thanks to…
Dr Robert Green - OBE - Forensic Specialist 
Eclipse and the team at Gun Range Zero 
Nigel Collett - Author of A Death in Hong Kong
Detective Norrie MacKillop
And Detective Iain Grant

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