A series of bounced cheques that illustrate the scale of Lord Lucan ‘s gambling debts before he disappeared following the murder of the family nanny have come to light after 42 years.
The troubled aristocrat signed the 11 cheques totalling almost £20,000 – about £250,000 today – as he desperately tried to reverse his spiralling losses at a leading London casino.
All of them either bounced or were not even presented to the bank as it became obvious that Lucan had little money left.
Five of the cheques cover a total of £15,000 and were written over a two day period – three in one epic gambling session – to the Ladbroke Club in Mayfair.
The last cheque is dated 1 September 1974, two months before Lucan disappeared following the disco…
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