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Gilbert Wynter (c. 1961- disappeared 1998) was a 37 year old jeweller who vanished without a trace in Tottenham, London, England, United Kingdom in March 1998. He is widely believed either to have been murdered or to be in hiding in the Caribbean.

Gang activity

Wynter worked as an enforcer for the Adams family crime syndicate.^[1]^[2] In 1994, allegedly with assistance from fellow enforcer and future crime boss Ray Barton he murdered drug dealer Claude Moseley with a samurai sword, as punishment for pocketing profits from a drug operation run by the Adams family. He went on trial for the murder, but key witnesses refused to give evidence against him, one preferring to go to jail for contempt of court, and the case was dropped.^[3]^[4]

Disappearance

On 9 March 1998, Wynter left the house he shared with his girlfriend, driving off in her Nissan Micra. Later that day, he spoke to her by phone, but did not disclose his location.^[5] Wynter was never seen again, and the car was subsequently discovered abandoned in June. His bank account, credit card and mobile phone have not been used since then.^[6]

Theories

There are two main theories for the disappearance, both hinging on a cannabis deal where £800,000 went missing. Either Wynter doublecrossed the Adams family, stole the money and accordingly was killed in retribution (allegedly being buried in the foundations of the Millennium Dome), or fled to the Caribbean with the money and remained in hiding.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Related deaths

Saul Nahome, financial advisor to the Adams family, was gunned down in front of his house by an unknown assailant on 5 December 1998. Initially, it was claimed that he was murdered by the Adams gang, due to fears he might crack under police pressure and inform on the rest of the gang. Police at the time dismissed this, claiming that most likely he was killed by a rival gang in order to cause disruption.^[9]

However, Nahome and Wynter knew each other personally, had worked together in the past, and Nahome was allegedly involved in the same cannabis deal as Wynter, and so police now believe that Wynter's disappearance and Nahome's murder are related.^[10]^[6] In 2011, police reexamined evidence and questioned crime boss Terry Adams and 20 other gang members including former ally Barton about both men, but with no results.^[7]^[11]

See also

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6436251.stm|title=What MI5 heard at crime boss's home|date=9 March 2007|publisher=|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gangland-godfather-gets-seven-year-457384|title=GANGLAND GODFATHER GETS SEVEN YEAR STITCH|first=|last=Mirror.co.uk|date=10 March 2007|website=mirror.co.uk}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3631556/Britains-first-family-of-crime.html|title=Britain's first family of crime|first=Neil|last=Tweedie|date=8 February 2007|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DOaYva5UoisC&pg=PT624|title=Gang Land: From footsoldiers to kingpins, the search for Mr Big|first=Tony|last=Thompson|date=13 May 2010|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|via=Google Books}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tottenhamjournal.co.uk/news/13-year-old-tottenham-missing-man-case-linked-to-murder-1-904784|title=13-year-old Tottenham missing man case linked to murder|first=By STEPHEN|last=MOORE|website=tottenhamjournal.co.uk}}
6. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/9042416.New_bid_to_find_missing_Tottenham_man/|title=New bid to find missing Tottenham man|website=Tottenham Independent}}
7. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/crime-godfather-terry-adams-to-be-questioned-130062|title=Crime Godfather Terry Adams to be questioned over unsolved murders of his closest associates|first=Justin|last=Penrose|date=21 May 2011|website=mirror.co.uk}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/19/duncancampbell|title=Vanity 'cost gangland enforcer his life'|first1=By Duncan|last1=Campbell|first2=Crime|last2=Correspondent|date=19 April 1999|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/a-quiet-suburban-street-a-gangland-hit-and-the-death-of-solly-who-1189201.html|title=A quiet suburban street, a gangland hit and the death of Solly Who?|date=5 December 1998|website=independent.co.uk}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/537911.stm|title=BBC News {{!}} UK {{!}} Detectives renew appeal for hitman|website=news.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2017-12-12}}
11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london-crime-boss-faces-new-inquiry-over-gang-murders-6404191.html|title=London crime boss faces new inquiry over gang murders|work=Evening Standard|access-date=2017-12-12|language=en-GB}}