# Donald Neilson
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donald neilson (born Donald Nappey; 1 August 1936 – 18 December 2011), alias the "Black Panther", was a British armed robber, kidnapper and murderer. He murdered three men during robberies of sub-post offices between 1971 and 1974, and murdered kidnap victim Lesley Whittle, an heiress from Highley, Shropshire, in January 1975. He was apprehended later that year, and sentenced to life imprisonment in July 1976, remaining in prison until his death in 2011.
The Black Panther: Lynn Dorling – A Witness To History
Join us live at 19.30 GMT, Thursday, 11 December 2025, from the exact location where the Black Panther was brought down.For Lynn Dorling, Thursday, 11 December 1975, was just another day at the village school in Blidworth, where she was head teacher. But the next day, Friday, would be a day like no…
The Black Panther: PC Andy Adams Shares His Memories With Jacques Morrell
"There had been families going into the park during the day, dog walkers, you know, it was very well used, and she was there all at the time."Fifty years ago, two boys were growing up on opposite sides of the English Midlands — unaware that a killer was shaping both their childhoods. One lived just…
The Black Panther: An Eyewitness Describes How Donald Neilson Was Caught
"The gun went off through the driver's window ... and he shouts, 'Call 999! We've got an armed man!' "Paul Cullen was a teenager hanging out with a friend when a series of dramatic events catapulted him into the criminal history books. His actions on a cold December night in 1975 helped bring Brita…
Donald Neilson - The Black Panther
DONALD NEILSON
In 1975, 17 year-old Lesley Whittle was abducted by a callous killer whose sinister appearance earned him the nickname of the Black Panther.
For Lesley, the kidnap ended in unimaginable horror. Eleven months were to pass before the Panther was finally cornered.
The Black Panther | Fred Dinenage's Murder Casebook Re-Opened
Join the host of the Underworld Uncut podcast, Hayley Rhodes, alongside legendary broadcaster Fred Dinenage as they return to Fred’s Murder Casebook series — delving into some of the UK’s most historical, shocking, and infamous crimes.
In this episode, Fred and Haley examine the disturbing case o…
Donald Neilson: The Black Panther and the Kidnapping of Lesley Whittle
In the 1970s, Britain was gripped by fear as a ruthless criminal known as The Black Panther carried out armed robberies, murders, and one of the country’s most tragic kidnappings. This episode explores the chilling crimes of Donald Neilson, focusing on the abduction and death of 17-year-old Lesley …
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Donald Neilson: The Murders of Lesley Whittle and Three Subpostmasters
Fifty-two years have passed since Donald Neilson committed his first known murder - that of 54-year-old Donald Skepper on 15 February 1974. What followed was a violent campaign that would stretch across four English counties and culminate in one of the most infamous kidnappings in British criminal …
FROM THE ARCHIVES | Donald Neilson: The Murders of Lesley Whittle and Three Subpostmasters
Fifty-two years have passed since Donald Neilson committed his first known murder - that of 54-year-old Donald Skepper on 15 February 1974. What followed was a violent campaign that would stretch across four English counties and culminate in one of the most infamous kidnappings in British criminal …
Barrington Black: from National Service to legal trailblazer
Dan meets Barrington Black, at his home in north London, to discuss his inspiring Great Uncle's WWI sacrifice, father's WWII service with the RMP, his own "reverse evacuation" (!) to London and then Wales, schooling in Leeds, eventually joining up with the RASC for his National Service aged 24, and…
Lying in Wait Leo: The Collector
He threw the word love around like confetti. He married women in sequence — courted them with lavish receptions and stolen jewelry, introduced himself as a baron, a man of means and adventure — and then buried them under hearthstones. His first wife, Marie, and their four children were found under …
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