The Essex Murders: Who Killed Goldfinger?

The Essex Murders: Who Killed Goldfinger? (2025- )

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June 24, 2015. A quiet, secluded Essex garden. John "Goldfinger" Palmer, once one of Britain's richest and most feared gangsters, lies dead.

At first, police attending the scene think it's nothing suspicious. Six days later came the bombshell revelation , Palmer had been shot six times. There were no witnesses and the killer left no forensic trail. This was an underworld murder that shocked the world and left the global press asking, "Who killed Goldfinger?"

Now, 10 years on from that fateful day and with police no closer to solving Palmer's murder, this gripping Sky Documentaries series will re-examine his death and investigate the multiple theories that still linger to this day on why he was killed.

Across three propulsive episodes The Essex Murders: Who Killed Goldfinger? will take viewers on a dark journey through the changing face of crime over a thirty-year period from the zenith of 80s armed robbery, The Brink's-Mat gold heist, through to the sun-soaked 90s timeshare scam that would offer Palmer untold riches but also bring him into dangerous contact with the Russian mafia and then through to today's global narco-traffickers and the shadowy world of international assassins.

Network
Scheduleevery Saturday at 21:00 (60 min)

Last Episode

The Assassin
Season 1Episode 360 min

The Assassin

A professional hitman is suspected in John Palmer's murder, with evidence pointing to a cartel and an Eastern European enforcer.

Oct 18, 2025

Recent Episodes

EpisodeNameAirdate
S01E03The AssassinOct 18, 2025
S01E02Empire in the SunOct 11, 2025
S01E01The Curse of Brink's-MatOct 4, 2025
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Also known as

  • Who Killed Goldfinger?
  • Az essexi gyilkosságok: Ki ölte meg Aranyujjat? (Hungary)

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