Unintended Target / The Kidnapping of George Fraghistas

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They Walk Among Us

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4.6 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Maida Vale, West London, 6:20 pm, Sunday, March 24, 1996 — George Fraghistas locked his blue Lincoln Continental in a secure car park on Lanark Road. He walked to the exit. He had plans that evening and wanted to prepare. George was just about to open the door of the dimly lit concrete building, when a man suspiciously dressed for a spring day, in an anorak, gloves and a balaclava, took him by surprise and tried to wrestle him to the ground. George shouted, made a scene, put up a fight, but the assailant overpowered him. The element of surprise gave his attacker an advantage. For a brief moment, they were alone, then a car stopped nearby. Three men hurriedly got out...

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