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UK Thread 'UK - Samuel Guidera, 24, robbed and murdered, Sydenham, London, 12 Feb 2011'

Jan 20, 2026

This is one I remember seeing a reconstruction for on Crimewatch U.K. in 2011 and it always stuck with me. I haven’t seen much online regarding this case and it still remains unsolved although the police have previously made arrests. CCTV has been released of witnesses and the potential offenders but still, over ten years later, no one has ever been charged. There’s quite a lot of info to go on, I’ve pasted much of it below as well as a link to said article...

Samuel Guidera, 24, was attacked and robbed in Sydenham, south-east London, on 12 February 2011. He was stabbed in the heart and...

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Thread 'UK - Thief stole handbag containing (unrecovered) diamond encrusted Fabergé egg and watches worth £2.2m, Soho, London, Nov 2024'

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Man jailed for stealing handbag that contained £2.2m Fabergé egg

An "opportunistic" thief is jailed for stealing a handbag from a pub that happened to contain a £2.2m Fabergé egg.

www.bbc.co.uk

Enzo Conticello, 29, took Rosie Dawson's handbag which she had placed between her legs on the ground as she stood outside the Dog and Duck in Soho on 7 November 2024.

The Fabergé items were in her handbag after she had taken them for display at a work event earlier that evening. They have not been recovered.

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Insurers paid out £106,700 for the loss to Dawson's employers at the Craft Irish Whiskey Company, but Prosecutor Julian Winship said there were only seven Fabergé sets - containing a jewelled...

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