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Art dealer killed 'over rare Wind in the Willows book' | Art dealer killed 'over rare Wind in the Willows book' |
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The "savage" murder of a book dealer was part of an attempt to steal a £50,000 first edition of the Wind in the Willows, a court has heard. | The "savage" murder of a book dealer was part of an attempt to steal a £50,000 first edition of the Wind in the Willows, a court has heard. |
Adrian Greenwood, 42, was found at his four-storey Oxford house in April, fatally stabbed in the chest and neck. | Adrian Greenwood, 42, was found at his four-storey Oxford house in April, fatally stabbed in the chest and neck. |
Michael Danaher, 50, of Hadrians Court, Peterborough, is on trial at Oxford Crown Court and denies murder. | Michael Danaher, 50, of Hadrians Court, Peterborough, is on trial at Oxford Crown Court and denies murder. |
Prosecutor Oliver Saxby QC said Mr Danaher had also targeted Jeffrey Archer and Kate Moss. | Prosecutor Oliver Saxby QC said Mr Danaher had also targeted Jeffrey Archer and Kate Moss. |
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His intention was "to get money" by going to the houses of wealthy people and robbing them, Mr Saxby said. | His intention was "to get money" by going to the houses of wealthy people and robbing them, Mr Saxby said. |
'Resentment and anger' | 'Resentment and anger' |
A spreadsheet was found on the defendant's computer with the names of 14 "people of means" who he intended to steal from or kidnap, the court was told. | A spreadsheet was found on the defendant's computer with the names of 14 "people of means" who he intended to steal from or kidnap, the court was told. |
Other people on the list included venture capitalist Adrian Beecroft, TV pawnbroker Adam Hatfield, property developer Howard Grossman, and financial investor Guy Hands. | |
Mr Saxby said the list was "considered in its own way, and efficient, and really quite brutal" and also had details of valuables, weapons and family members of his planned victims. | Mr Saxby said the list was "considered in its own way, and efficient, and really quite brutal" and also had details of valuables, weapons and family members of his planned victims. |
The weapon listed in many cases was "stun gun", and one was found in Mr Danaher's flat by police. | |
He told the jury: "Note its tone. It exudes a certain sense of resentment, even anger. | He told the jury: "Note its tone. It exudes a certain sense of resentment, even anger. |
"It is almost as if these are people who, because of their wealth, and his lack of it, deserve to be subjected to what he has planned." | "It is almost as if these are people who, because of their wealth, and his lack of it, deserve to be subjected to what he has planned." |
Mr Saxby said Mr Greenwood's name was on the list next to a note that read: "Modus: Any!! Expected take: Rare books." | Mr Saxby said Mr Greenwood's name was on the list next to a note that read: "Modus: Any!! Expected take: Rare books." |
He added that Mr Greenwood had been beaten, repeatedly stabbed and stamped on. | He added that Mr Greenwood had been beaten, repeatedly stabbed and stamped on. |
Mr Saxby said: "It takes a certain sort of person to have done what the defendant did to Adrian Greenwood. | Mr Saxby said: "It takes a certain sort of person to have done what the defendant did to Adrian Greenwood. |
"Cool, calculated, controlled, before, during and after. And underpinning it all? Greed. It was money he was after." | "Cool, calculated, controlled, before, during and after. And underpinning it all? Greed. It was money he was after." |
Mr Danaher admits killing Mr Greenwood but says it was in self-defence. | |
The prosecutor listed three criminal convictions the victim had for assault and battery and acknowledged that he "had a temper, which from time to time he lost". | |
But he added that he had "no track record of using or threatening serious violence". | |
Other items Mr Greenwood had for sale included signed wartime photographs of Winston Churchill, a first illustrated edition of Frankenstein, an oil painting by George Bernard Shaw, and a 16th Century Bible. | |
The trial is expected to last three weeks. | The trial is expected to last three weeks. |