Knife in hand, Paul Parker bursts into a garage and is confronted by two men. He stabs them, but one manages to draw a gun and shoot him, inflicting a fatal wound.
The 52-year-old’s death last month was sudden and violent. Given he was a veteran of Liverpool’s vicious gang scene, that is hardly surprising.
More unexpected, however, was where he met his end: an industrial estate in Heerhugowaard, a Dutch commuter town 25 miles north of Amsterdam.
Detectives will want to know what Parker was doing in Heerhugowaard. But his death also shines a light on something rarely discussed outside law enforcement:
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