The Detective’s Files: True Crime Tales With Jacques Morrell – The Hillsborough Disaster & Public Order Policing

On 15 April 1989, 97 Liverpool supporters were unlawfully killed during an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.

For decades, false narratives blamed the fans. In this episode of The Detective’s Files, former major crime detective Jacques Morrell reflects on public order policing in the 1980s — from riot training and football match duties to the catastrophic failures at Hillsborough.

What went wrong? Could it have been prevented? And how has public order policing changed since?

This is a measured, first-hand account from an officer who was there in the stands as a Nottingham Forest supporter and saw the tragedy unfold.

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