The riveting true story of Lord Lucan- the British aristocrat who killed his maid and disappeared...hiding in Cambodia??
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 3:59 pm
There have been unconfirmed reports that Lord Lucan (aka Richard John Bingham) may be in Cambodia.. 
In 1974, Britain was captivated by the brutal murder of a nanny, named Sandra Rivett, and the disappearance of the main suspect, Lord Lucan. He was never seen again but was formally found guilty a year later. In the years since, he’s been spotted more than 70 times, but none of the sightings have held up under scrutiny. In January, Rivett’s son claimed he found Lord Lucan in an unnamed city in Australia.
Lucan was, according to The New York Times, a “dashing British aristocrat and army officer, known for his prowess at backgammon and bridge and his fondness for vodka martinis, powerboats, and Aston Martin cars.”
Here’s the full story, in photos.
At 9 p.m., on November 7, 1974, a 29-year-old nanny named Sandra Rivettt descended into the dark basement of an apartment in Belgravia, London. She never walked out.
At about 10 p.m. a different bleeding woman burst into a nearby pub, called The Plumbers Arms, screaming for help.
“Help, help me,” she said. “I have just escaped from a murderer. He’s in my house. He’s murdered the nanny.”
The bleeding woman was Veronica Lucan. She had gone down into the basement, looking for Rivett, wondering why her cup of tea was taking so long.
The man she called a murderer was her estranged husband, born Richard John Bingham, but known as Lord Lucan, or the seventh earl of Lucan.
Veronica and Lucan’s relationship started out happily. In 1963, 11 years before the murder, Veronica and Lucan met at a golfing event. By the end of the year, they were married.
But things didn’t work out in the intervening years.
Lucan first worked as a banker, but after he won 10 times his salary in an evening of baccarat, he became a professional gambler. Every night, Lucan gambled at the Clermont Club, while Veronica was expected to sit in a women’s area called the “widow’s bench.” His big win had earned him the nickname “Lucky,” but money was a problem. His luck didn’t last, and by the time of the murder, he owed about $US60,000.
Veronica also resented the evening routine and suffered from depression.
According to The Guardian, she told ITV that he beat her with a cane to get the “mad ideas out of your head.” But they were measured blows, she said, and spiced up their love life.
By 1972, Lucan had moved out. But he was worried he would lose access to his children.
Veronica maintained Lucan had meant to kill her, and accidentally killed Rivett in the dark.
Down in the basement, she, too, had been bludgeoned over the head with a lead pipe. But she escaped by grabbing his testicles and squeezing.
Even though Lucan wasn’t found, an official inquest in 1975 confirmed he had killed Rivett.
What kept this true-crime mystery in the international psyche for decades were the theories of what happened to Lucan. Many suspected he was still alive, but no one could be sure.
Full story: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/lord ... ett-2020-2
In 1974, Britain was captivated by the brutal murder of a nanny, named Sandra Rivett, and the disappearance of the main suspect, Lord Lucan. He was never seen again but was formally found guilty a year later. In the years since, he’s been spotted more than 70 times, but none of the sightings have held up under scrutiny. In January, Rivett’s son claimed he found Lord Lucan in an unnamed city in Australia.
Lucan was, according to The New York Times, a “dashing British aristocrat and army officer, known for his prowess at backgammon and bridge and his fondness for vodka martinis, powerboats, and Aston Martin cars.”
Here’s the full story, in photos.
At 9 p.m., on November 7, 1974, a 29-year-old nanny named Sandra Rivettt descended into the dark basement of an apartment in Belgravia, London. She never walked out.
At about 10 p.m. a different bleeding woman burst into a nearby pub, called The Plumbers Arms, screaming for help.
“Help, help me,” she said. “I have just escaped from a murderer. He’s in my house. He’s murdered the nanny.”
The bleeding woman was Veronica Lucan. She had gone down into the basement, looking for Rivett, wondering why her cup of tea was taking so long.
The man she called a murderer was her estranged husband, born Richard John Bingham, but known as Lord Lucan, or the seventh earl of Lucan.
Veronica and Lucan’s relationship started out happily. In 1963, 11 years before the murder, Veronica and Lucan met at a golfing event. By the end of the year, they were married.
But things didn’t work out in the intervening years.
Lucan first worked as a banker, but after he won 10 times his salary in an evening of baccarat, he became a professional gambler. Every night, Lucan gambled at the Clermont Club, while Veronica was expected to sit in a women’s area called the “widow’s bench.” His big win had earned him the nickname “Lucky,” but money was a problem. His luck didn’t last, and by the time of the murder, he owed about $US60,000.
Veronica also resented the evening routine and suffered from depression.
According to The Guardian, she told ITV that he beat her with a cane to get the “mad ideas out of your head.” But they were measured blows, she said, and spiced up their love life.
By 1972, Lucan had moved out. But he was worried he would lose access to his children.
Veronica maintained Lucan had meant to kill her, and accidentally killed Rivett in the dark.
Down in the basement, she, too, had been bludgeoned over the head with a lead pipe. But she escaped by grabbing his testicles and squeezing.
Even though Lucan wasn’t found, an official inquest in 1975 confirmed he had killed Rivett.
What kept this true-crime mystery in the international psyche for decades were the theories of what happened to Lucan. Many suspected he was still alive, but no one could be sure.
Full story: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/lord ... ett-2020-2
