Gilbert Wynter
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Gilbert Wynter | |
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| Born | 1961 London, England |
| Disappeared | 9 March 1998 (age 37) Tottenham, London, England |
| Status | Missing for 27 years, 11 months and 3 days |
Gilbert Wynter (c. 1961 – disappeared 1998) was a 37-year-old jeweller who vanished without a trace in Tottenham, London, England in March 1998. He is widely believed either to have been murdered or to be in hiding in the Caribbean.
Wynter worked as an enforcer for the Adams family crime syndicate.[1][2] In 1994, allegedly with assistance from fellow enforcer and future crime boss Ray Barton, he murdered drug dealer Claude Moseley with a samurai sword as punishment for pocketing profits from a drug operation run by the Adams family. He went on trial for the murder, but key witnesses refused to give evidence against him, with one preferring to go to jail for contempt of court, and as a result, the case was dropped.[3][4]
Disappearance
On 9 March 1998, Wynter left the house he shared with his girlfriend, driving off in her Nissan Micra. Later that day, he spoke to her by phone but did not disclose his location.[5] Wynter was never seen again, and the car was subsequently discovered abandoned in June. His bank account, credit card and mobile phone have not been used since then.[6]
Theories
There are two main theories for the disappearance, both hinging on a cannabis deal where £800,000 went missing. Either Wynter double-crossed the Adams family, stole the money and was killed accordingly in retribution (allegedly being buried in the foundations of the Millennium Dome), or fled to the Caribbean with the money and remained in hiding.[6][7][8]