Art, Ammo and the Ahearnes: A tale of theft and attempted murder

A man shot in his kitchen. A Ming vase in a JD Sports bag. An iPad dumped in the Thames.

This one has it all: a failed assassination, a Geneva museum heist, and three South London men who left a digital trail as messy as their getaway. Paul Allen, once part of Britain’s biggest cash robbery, ends up paralysed. But it’s what the attackers left behind that seals their fate.

Also this week: Hannah’s limping, Rachel’s made a new friend (scandal), and we can’t remember if we’re quoting ourselves or losing our minds.

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Sources for this episode include: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5nw5nez7zo
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67988454
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgp1g85lj7o
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7656317.stm
https://news.met.police.uk/news/three-guilty-of-conspiracy-to-murder-following-woodford-green-shooting-in-2019-495437
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/R-v-Kelly-Ahearne-and-Ahearne.pdf
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c209z8l72dwt?page=2
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/16/two-british-brothers-jailed-over-swiss-museum-heist
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/17/heist-switzerland-theft-baur-geneva-ahearne/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67950947
https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/news/trio-facing-lengthy-jail-terms-after-attempt-to-kill-east-london-rival-left-target-paralysed-for-life/

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