Roberts, who murdered three police officers in Shepherd’s Bush and served 48 years in prison, was released in 2014
Harry Roberts, the triple police killer whose 1966 murders shocked Britain and triggered one of the country’s largest manhunts, has reportedly died aged 89.
Roberts died in hospital last Saturday after a short illness, the Sun reported. He had been living in sheltered accommodation in Peterborough after his release on licence in 2014, after serving 48 years in prison for the killings.
The case shaped public debate on sentencing, parole and the protection of police officers.
Roberts’ murders took place on 12 August 1966 in Shepherd’s Bush, west London. DS Christopher Head, 30, DC David Wombwell, 25, and PC Geoffrey Fox, 41, had stopped a van containing Roberts and his associates John Duddy and John Witney.
