A former detective claims Scotland Yard covered up the case of a self-confessed serial killer who pushed up to 18 people to their deaths on the London Underground during the 1970s.<\/p>\n
Retired Scotland Yard Detective Geof Platt said the cases were \u201csuppressed<\/em>\u201d by press officers working for the government as they \u201cdidn\u2019t want people knowing a serial killer got away with pushing innocent people onto the tracks<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n In his book, \u2018The London Underground Serial Killer<\/em>\u2019, Platt revealed the murders committed by Kieran Kelly between 1953 and 1983 were covered up to avoid causing fear among commuters.<\/p>\n The 60-year-old said the records of these cases were not made public until last September.<\/p>\n Kelly, who was known for his drunken acts of violence, allegedly pushed many of his victims on to the train tracks on the Northern Line in the \u201970s.<\/p>\n Platt said Kelly confessed to the killings when he was interrogated over the murder of his prison cellmate William Boyd in 1984.<\/p>\n Kelly was locked up in the same cell as Boyd after committing a robbery. Platt told the Mail Boyd was once snoring too loudly and Kelly \u201cknocked him onto the floor and jumped on his head<\/em>,\u201d eventually strangling him to death.<\/p>\n The murderer was \u201cproud<\/em>\u201d of what he did and confessed to killing 18 people in an interview, the former detective told the paper.<\/p>\n He was also locked up for the killing of Hector Fisher, a man he repeatedly stabbed in a south London graveyard before he murdered Boyd.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was loaded with adrenaline he was loaded with testosterone, he couldn\u2019t stop talking and he came out and started telling everything,<\/em>\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Platt investigated his claims and discovered Kelly was the only one present at a number of reported suicide incidents on Northern Line platforms.<\/p>\n Kelly \u201coften appeared to have been the only man left standing on the platform<\/em>\u201d after the victims had died, Platt told the Huffington Post.<\/p>\n Platt also heard Kelly boast about killing his first victim, who had been his best friend, after he suggested Kelly was a homosexual.<\/p>\n Despite the seriousness of the case, police chiefs \u201chushed up<\/em>\u201d the truth to avoid spreading panic among the public.<\/p>\n The Home Office \u201cdecided this was not a case they wanted broadcasted<\/em>\u201d as if it was \u201cworkers wouldn\u2019t go to work on the Northern Line<\/em>,\u201d Platt told the Huffington Post.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a Home Office policy decision: Don\u2019t talk to the press and don\u2019t encourage the story<\/em>,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n RT questioned the Home Office over these allegations. A spokesperson said, \u201cAny evidence to suggest a crime has been committed is a matter for the police<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Platt, Kelly was charged with attempted murder in 1982 for pushing an elderly man on to the tracks at Kensington Station, but walked free due to \u201clack of evidence<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n Authorities \u201cdidn\u2019t want people knowing a serial killer got away with pushing innocent people onto the tracks<\/em>,\u201d Platt told the Daily Star. \u201cThey\u2019d be afraid if it could happen again<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n A Scotland Yard spokesperson told RT the British Transport Police (BTP) is dealing with the claims made by Platt.<\/p>\n A BTP spokesperson told RT it is \u201caware of the claims included in this book, but given the passage of time since they are alleged to have been committed these would prove difficult to substantiate without further evidence.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe would invite Mr. Platt to submit any information he has on these matters to us<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Via RT<\/a>.\u00a0This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A former detective claims Scotland Yard covered up the case of a self-confessed serial killer who pushed up to 18 people to their deaths on the London Underground during the 1970s. 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