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Adnan Abdul Hameed Al-Sane

CASE SUMMARY

On Friday 17th December 1993 it was reported in various UK newspapers that Greater Manchester Police had found the headless body of a man on Wyre Street, opposite Piccadilly Train Station.

The head belonging to the body wouldn’t be found for another 4 weeks, and was discovered 70 miles south in a field located in Cheslyn Hay, Cannock.

With no means of identifying the victim, investigators turned to forensic artist Richard Neave to produce an approximate reconstruction of the head and face. This led to the identity of the victim being confirmed as Adnan Abdul Hameed Al Sane, a multi-millionaire that lived in London for a number of years following a move from his native Kuwait.

SPECIAL THANKS ON THIS EPISODE

Billy W, Richard Neave, Roy Jones (& family), Angela Langford, the Open University, www.ethelloves.me, Angela Langford, Martin Bottomley, LOCO TV UK and Ibnfatota.

REFERENCES

https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/travel/hotel-insider-theregency-kuwait-1.310069

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12679880.expert-builds-clue-from-grim-jigsaw/

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/sculpturegives-life-to-severed-head-1430017.html

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19940421/007/0004

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19940420/058/0011

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchesternews/reporter-who-faced-jailafter-11449756

https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/history/mystery-severed-head-foundstaffordshire-2268651

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/headless-man-link-with-double-shooting-1371370.html

https://apnews.com/article/2a770b4f0426cde8459cc25d9b0fc626

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https://theguardian.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=26215421&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI2MDczNTAyOSwiaWF0IjoxNjQ5NjIyMTcyLCJleHAiOjE2NDk3MDg1NzJ9.kbige14MdmXPKybcQsI-VbGkpjMM6nNSnPmLAsS8b4I

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26215411/adnan-al-sane-murder/

https://youtu.be/X5udnceDWzs

https://youtu.be/RaSK-Q_b3-c

https://youtu.be/rNk0D1l_mz8

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/billionaire-car-dealer-bookseller-violent-18290747

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