The Rettendon Murders
On the evening of 6th December, 1995, three members of the Essex underworld, Pat Tate, Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe, drove a Range Rover up an unmade country road in Rettendon, supposedly to meet someone to carry out a drug deal.
The following morning, a local farmer found all three still in the vehicle, dead from shotgun wounds.
The subsequent media coverage and trial gave the killings instant “urban legend” status.
Much has been written about this case, further mixing fact with myth, and several films have been released with most popular being “Essex Boys” starring Sean Bean. What is beyond doubt is this incident changed the perception of Essex forever.
Some of the actual people around at the time have voiced their opinions that the authorities have got it wrong, and that the wrong men have been found guilty of the crimes.
Look it up, and read for yourselves the accounts, and the doubts surrounding the crime, court case and the failed appeals against conviction. They make for interesting reading.
The cache is placed about 50 metres from where the Range Rover was found. Though nowadays, the need for a car park for the adjacent boot sale has widened the road, and changed it almost beyond recognition.
The cache is in a camouflaged bag and is a standard clip lock box containing the usual swaps.
Note – to find the cache, you do not need to climb over any gates, or cross any fields, all of which are private property. It is located just off of the Public Footpath
The gravel lane can be seriously muddy in winter months.