In 1977, David Holden, chief correspondent of the Sunday Times, was sent to Cairo to report on crucial peace talks between Egypt and Israel. A day later his body was found with a single gunshot wound in the back. The paper's editor sent a team of reporters to the region to investigate - but who killed Holden and why were questions that were never answered. The mystery remained unsolved for decades - until now.

In part 1 Peter Gillman, investigative reporter, describes the search for answers.

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Guests:

• Peter Gillman, former Sunday Times reporter and co-author of Murder in Cairo
• Emanuele Midolo, reporter, The Times and Sunday Times and co-author of Murder in Cairo

Host: Manveen Rana

Producer: Edward Drummond

Further reading: The Cold War murder of our star reporter — solved after 48 years

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