86 - Vengeance: The hunt for Raoul Moat

Raoul Moat was released from a short stint in prison in 2010. In the days that followed he shot three people, including a Northumberland police officer and went on the run in the quiet town of Rothbury.  

Police scoured the countryside for this man with murderous intent, a search that ended on the bank of the river Croquet in a six hour stand-off. 

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Sources:

Vanessa Howard, Raoul Moat: His short life and bloody death (London: John Blake Publishing, 2010)

Helen Carter, “Suspected gunman Raoul Thomas Moat tells police: 'You aren't taking me seriously'” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/04/suspect-raoul-thomas-moat-gateshead-shootings(4 July 2010)

Adam Gabbatt, “Hunt for Raoul Moat  - live coverage” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/blog/2010/jul/06/raoul-moat-newcastle-shooting-police(6 July 2010)

Helen Carter and Alexandra Topping, “Raoul Moat: Police say net closing on suspected gunman” in The Guardian (6 July 2010)

“Police on 'hostages' arrested in search for Raoul Moat” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10540300(6 July 2010)

“Gunman Raoul Moat declares war on police” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10519166(6 July 2010)

“Car focus of search for Gateshead shooting suspect” in BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10517837(6 July 2010)

Robert Booth and Helen Carter, “Fugitive Raoul Moat 'declares war on police' in letter” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/05/raoul-moat-police-vendetta(6 July 2010)

Adam Gabbatt and Matthew Weaver, “Hunt for Raoul Moat – Live updates” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/blog/2010/jul/07/raoul-moat-hunt-live-rothbury(7 July 2010)

“Victim's father's plea to Tyneside gunman Raoul Moat” from BBC.com  https://www.bbc.com/news/10540300(7 July 2010)

“Manhunt: Police search into the night” from Sky News https://web.archive.org/web/20121013190806/http://news.sky.com/story/791189/manhunt-police-search-into-the-night(7 July 2010)

“Pair charges as search for Raoul Moat enters sixth day” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10540300(8 July 2010)

“Gunman Moat 'has made threats to wider public'” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10556948(8 July 2010)

“Men accused of helping gunman Raoul Moat hunt police” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10552145(8 July 2010)

“Search for Raoul Moat intensifies amid public threat” from BBC.com  https://www.bbc.com/news/10565917(9 July 2010)

“Paul Gascoigne offers support to 'good friend' Raoul Moat” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/09/paul-gascoigne-raoul-moat(9 July 2010)

Helen Carter and Matthew Taylor, “Raoul Moat: police find three mobile phones” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/09/raoul-moat-possible-sighting-rothbury(9 July 2010)

“Raoul Moat: timeline of gun rampage” in The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7874014/Raoul-Moat-timeline-of-gun-rampage.html(10 July 2010)

Gordon Rayner and John Bingham, “Roul Moat dies from gun shot wound after six-hour stand off ends” in The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7882867/Raoul-Moat-dies-from-gun-shot-wound-after-six-hour-stand-off-ends.html(10 July 2010)

Patrick Sawer, “Raoul Moat dies after shooting himseldf during armed police stand off” in The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7882906/Raoul-Moat-dies-after-shooting-himself-during-armed-police-stand-off.html(10 July 2010)

Jamie Doward and Mark Townsend, “Focus of Raoul Moat investigation turn on police” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/10/focus-raoul-moat-investigation-police(10 July 2010)

“Raoul Moat news blackout requested after threat to kill public” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/10/raoul-moat-news-blackout-threats(10 July 2010)

“Gunman Raoul Moat kills himself after police stand-off” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10583839(10 July 2010)

Helen Carter and Mark Townsend, “Raoul Moat dead after single gunshot ends standoff with police” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/10/raoul-moat-cornered-police-rothbury(10 July 2010)

“Gunman Raoul Moat had 'lost everything'” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/10513994(11 July 2010)

Helen Carter, “Police fired Tasers at Raoul Moat to try to prevent suicide, inquest told” in The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/13/raoul-moat-tasered-inquest(13 July 2010)

“Tasers fired at gunman Raoul Moat ' not approved'” from BBC.com  https://www.bbc.com/news/10615302(13 July 2010)

“Raoul Moat: Prime minister criticises public sympathy” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-10633297(14 July 2010)

“Gunman Raoul Moat asked for psychiatric help” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-10641225(15 July 2010)

“Raoul Moat's tribute page removed” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-10653075(15 July 2010)

John Bingham, “Raoul Moat asked social workers for psychiatric help, tapes disclose” in The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/7891137/Raoul-Moat-asked-social-workers-for-psychiatric-help-tapes-disclose.html(15 July 2010)

“Four more arrests in Raoul Moat shootings inquiry” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-10696875(20 July 2010)

“Raoul Moat taser company director 'kills himself'” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-11455884(1 October 2010)

“Samantha Stobbart tells of Raoul Moat gun terror” from BBC.com https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2010/jul/05/raoul-moat-police-vendetta(7 February 2011)

Gerard Tubb, “Moat accomplice jailed for at least 40 years” from Sky.com http://news.sky.com/story/842849/moat-accomplice-jailed-for-at-least-40-years(15 March 2011)

“Timeline of Raoul Moat shootings” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10583120(26 September 2011)

“Raoul Moat death was suicide, inquest jury rules” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-15076563(27 September 2011)

“Raoul Moat victim PC David Rathband found dead at home” from BBC.com  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-17216389(1 March 2012)

“Raoul Moat threat not acted upon by police or prison” from BBC.com https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-17840610(25 April 2012)

Jonathan Owen, “Police under fire for handling of Raoul Moat manhunt in 2010” in The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-under-fire-for-handling-of-raoul-moat-manhunt-in-2010-9039177.html(5 Janauary 2014)

Wikis:

Rothbury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothbury#21st_Century

Newcastle upon Tyne:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne

2010 Northumbria Police Manhunt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Northumbria_Police_manhunt