A well-known English nobleman and playboy murdered his family nanny, tried to kill his estranged wife and then disappeared on November 7, 1974.

An injured woman burst into a pub in one of London's poshest districts and claimed her husband had tried to kill her.

Her husband was Richard John Bingham, the seventh Earl of Lucan.

Lucan had led the high life, quitting his job as a merchant banker to become a professional gambler - though not an especially good one.

His exploits and reputation as a debonair Aston Martin-driving, powerboat-racing daredevil led to him being invited to screen test to play James Bond, though he wasn't an actor.

But after his marriage fell apart, he lost custody of his children and began to plot to get them back.

That particular night, Lucan entered the family h

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