The killings were immortalised in the 2000 film Essex Boys, which starred Sean Bean and coined the name. Also inspired by the murders was the crime and gangster film franchise Rise of the ...

A killer convicted of the so-called Essex Boys murders will be released from prison despite government efforts to block the move. Michael Steele was given a life sentence for the gangland ...

The gangland executions on a farm track in Rettendon inspired the 2000 film Essex Boys, starring Sean Bean, as well as the Rise of the Footsoldier television franchise. Various other documentaries ...