May 1985 News Today

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To her they called her the black. Which they called her a sorceress. They thought that they were doing all kinds of crazy things. He was afraid. The name, the money, defamed, the drama. There is no life that does not have a price. In the heart of milan italy is one of the most prestigious Shopping Streets in the world. To step through the heavy glass doors means crossing the border from the ordinary, and the mundane, into luxury, privilege, and glamour. Really, it is the world that so many peopl...

she was shot in broad daylight. i was absolutely astonished. >> he was somebody special. it was so tragic. >> how does that happen? >> there are many possible suspects here, when you look at the gucci family. >> there is so much hatred, resentment, and the anger. it was like warfare. >> she was trying to strong-arm him. >> she had the power. she could never forgive what he did to her >> they called her the black. which >> they called her a sorceress. >> they thought that they were doin...

By then, he had been married to patrizia for ten years. and was desperately looking for a way out. >> she was unkind, always put him down, didnt want to do anything that he wanted to do. he said he didnt love her anymore. he said he just had enough. >> maurizio had always shied away from confronting patrizia. so one day in may, 1985, he packed his suitcase and left the apartment he shared. with patrizia and his two daughters. >> when maurizio left and i think this might speak to his insecurity a...

And very natural, and american. >> sherry resisted at first. but maurizio was used to getting what he wanted. so several months later. there she was, waiting for him at a hotel in nice, friends. >> i had to walk down, all never forget it, this huge flight of stairs and he was at the bottom. and im not really a nervous person but i had a lot of butterflies. and i got to the bottom and he said to me, i am your knight in shining armor. i just forgot the horse. >> it was the beginning of a passionat...

Month on the bbc news channel or you can catch up on all our films with more than a thousand radio programmes and our online archives which is set for bbc witness history. our next eyewitness story takes us to the 1980s and hugely controversial operation by us law enforcement. in may 1985, police in philadelphia dropped a bomb on a residential street to end the standoff with the radical black activists. 11 people died, five for children. the former philadelphia reporter remembers that tragic day...

In may 1985, police in philadelphia dropped a bomb on a residential street to end the stand—off with radical black activists. 11 people died, five were children. the former philadelphia reporter lyn washington remembers that tragic day. the siege had been under way for 36 hours when the police, where put sharpshooters on nearby rooftops, decided to bring in air power. the bomb was dropped with the aim of blowing a hole through the cult headquarters roof. as the slow—motion sequence shows, th...

For bbc witness history. our next eyewitness story takes us to the 1980s and hugely controversial operation by us law enforcement. in may 1985, police in philadelphia dropped a bomb on a residential street to end the standoff with the radical black activists. 11 people died, five for children. the former philadelphia reporter remembers that tragic day. the siege had been under way for 36 hours when the police, who had put sharpshooters in a nearby rooftops decided to bring an air power. the bomb...

Was arrested by the fbi after his wife basically narced him out to the u.s. government for spying for the soviet union. his name was john anthony walker. he had been stealing classified information from the navy for years. selling it to the soviet union. he had been doing this for almost 20 years. by the time the fbi finally caught up to him and arrested him in may 1985. walker had roped his immediate family into helping him with spying efforts. paid a lot by the soviets for doing it. eventually...

His name was john anthony walker. he had been stealing classified information from the navy for years. selling it to the soviet union. he had been doing this for almost 20 years. by the time the fbi finally caught up to him and arrested him in may 1985. walker had roped his immediate family into helping him with spying efforts. paid a lot by the soviets for doing it. eventually his wife turned him in. when the john anthony walker spying arrest was disclosed in 1985 it was shocking at the time. i...