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When the Metropolitan Police apologised to the family of Stephen Lawrence. (Page 8568 on day 45 of the inquiry transcript) www.discovermacpherson.com – your gateway to the complex scandal that change…

When Doreen Lawrence challenged the police over her son's murder. Her landmark speech at the inquest into the death of Stephen Lawrence, 10 February 1997.  (Page 276 of The Case of Stephen Lawrence) …

What role did race play in the case of Stephen Lawrence? Read what the Macpherson Inquiry had to say in the Inquiry Report, from page 321. Available in full at  www.discovermacpherson.com.   www.disc…

Nearly 14 years after testifying – as a suspect – at the Macpherson Inquiry into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, David Norris was convicted of the crime at the Old Bailey. You can read the evi…

The words of a police detective being questioned about the murder of Stephen Lawrence at the Macpherson Inquiry into the case. From page 3175 of the Inquiry transcript, accessible now at  www.discove…

The 1998-9 Macpherson Inquiry into the Stephen Lawrence murder heard evidence about racism and the police use of ‘Stop and Search’ powers, and this was its conclusion. It appears on page 312 of the I…

Read what the police said about the role of racism in the first investigation into the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence. The full, 285-page, final submission of the Metropolitan Police Service to the …

This ‘Murder Investigation Model’ from 1999 appeared in Appendix A of the 285-page final submission of the Metropolitan Police Service to the Macpherson Inquiry into the racist murder of Stephen Lawr…

This was a police record of the very first hours of the investigation into the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence.  In can be read in full in Appendix C of the  final submission of the Metropolitan Poli…

Did Clifford Norris, drug-runner, gangster and father of one of the convicted murderers of Stephen Lawrence, impede or corrupt the first police investigation into the case? Read the evidence at www.d…

Who knew who? The 1998-9 Macpherson Inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence probed a large number of alleged and suspected connections between criminals and police officers. This is a detail from…

Neville Lawrence, the father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence, gave a lengthy statement to the 1998-9 Macpherson Inquiry into the case. It is given in full in the appendices to the Macpherson re…

Ninety witnesses. Fifty-nine days of hearings. Police officers, witnesses, suspects, family, experts. Read every word spoken at the hearings of the landmark Macpherson Inquiry into the 1993 racist mu…

Who gave evidence at the public inquiry into the murder of Stephen Lawrence? Who was discussed? Who were the lawyers and the inquiry panel? Visit www.discovermacpherson.com to find out.  www.discover…

The appeal for witnesses published in the press by the Macpherson Inquiry before it opened its investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence and the police response.  www.discovermacpherson.com –…

Did you know that the 1998-9 Macpherson Inquiry into the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence made 70 recommendations? Most related to policing but many did not. Read them in full at www.discovermacpher…

This front page from the Daily Mail in February 1997 is famous. Learn the story behind it at www.discovermacpherson.com, a free online resource packed with information about the case of Stephen Lawre…

There was a second victim of the racist attack which claimed Stephen Lawrence's life: his friend and his companion that night, Duwayne Brooks. Read what happened to him at www.discovermacpherson.com …

What part corruption play in police failings in the case of Stephen Lawrence? Read the testimony of officers questioned at the 1998-9 Macpherson Inquiry, and the conclusions in the Inquiry report, at…

Read exactly what happened when Doreen Lawrence, now Baroness Lawrence, entered the witness box at the Macpherson Inquiry into the racist murder of her son. www.discovermacpherson.com – your gateway …

Confronted at the 1998-9 Macpherson Inquiry, the Metropolitan Police found there were things about its handling of the Stephen Lawrence murder case it could not defend, but there were also accusation…

Read what happened when Nation of Islam staged a protest during the Macpherson Inquiry into the 1993 racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.  www.discovermacpherson.com – your gateway to understanding the…

Did the first police investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence fail because a leading gangster frightened witnesses into silence? Or did police fail to respond adequately to numerous tip-offs…

When police searched the homes of the prime suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case in 1993 they found ten knives susceptible for use as weapons, including a Gurkha knife, a sword and a tiger-lo…