Where Is ‘Deceit’s Colin Stagg Now?

The tragic 1992 homicide of Rachel Nickell is on the centre of Channel 4’s latest crime drama Deceit. The four-part sequence guarantees to delve into the controversial investigation strategies utilized by police in the course of the hunt for Nickell’s killer, which led to false costs in opposition to a person named Colin Stagg. However, what occurred to Stagg following the investigation?

Per the Unbiased, Rachel Nickell was stabbed to death throughout a stroll along with her canine and younger son on the morning of July 15, 1992. A subsequent investigation led police to Stagg, who later turned their prime suspect. In a bid to catch the killer (who had fled the scene), the police recruited a feminine undercover officer with the codename “Lizzie James”. She was used as sexual bait and requested to kind a relationship with Stagg in an try to realize a confession.

Per the Radio Occasions, Stagg was finally charged with the murder of Nickell and spent greater than a yr in custody. Nonetheless, it later emerged that Stagg had been wrongfully accused and the case in opposition to him was dismissed by the courts in 1994.

Because the Each day Mail stories, Stagg went on to receive a record £706,000 in compensation from the Dwelling Workplace. Talking in 2017, the he revealed he had spent nearly all of his payout in a brief period of time. “I spent like there was no tomorrow… I used to be making up for misplaced time doing the issues I ought to’ve performed in my youth if it hadn’t been blighted by Rachel’s homicide,” he mentioned.

As of 2021, Stagg is now 57 and leads a comparatively regular life. He resides within the South East of England together with his spouse Diane (who started writing to him whereas he was on remand for 13 months awaiting trial) and works at a nearby Tesco Express supermarket as a cashier and warehouseman.

As talked about, the homicide of Nickell and subsequent “honeytrap” police investigation is the topic of Channel 4’s brand new four-part drama Deceit. Written by Emilia di Girolamo, the forged is led by Niamh Algar alongside Nathaniel Martello-White, Rochenda Sandall and Eddie Marsan.

Deceit begins on Friday, August 13, at 9 p.m. on Channel 4.