Bombshell tape reveals identity of man who hid M25 killer Kenneth Noye in Spain
Paul Blanchard (right) claims to have tapes that reveal the man who hid Kenneth Noye (left) while he was on the run from police (Picture: PA)

The man who hid M25 road rage killer Kenneth Noye while he was on the run could be revealed in previously unreleased tapes, it is claimed.

Noye was arrested in Spain in 1998, two years after he stabbed 21-year-old Stephen Cameron to death on the hard shoulder of the motorway near Swanley in Kent.

He served 19 years in prison, before being released on parole in 2019.

The identity of the person who harboured Noye has never been revealed, but the Daily Mirror reports that retired accountant Paul Blanchard may have found the answer.

Blanchard, a convicted fraudster who was jailed for six years and six months in 2008, claims to possess tapes containing 500 hours of interviews with people linked to gangster John Palmer.

He told the newspaper that one of the associates can be heard on the tapes saying: ‘I take him away from everybody – only God knows where he is.’

The interviewer, a writer who was working on an autobiography that was never published, is said to ask: ‘This is while Noye is on the run?’

According to Blanchard, the man replies: ‘Exactly. I was involved because John Palmer told me to be involved. I’m too happy to help.’

BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE: Kent Police issued picture of Kenneth Noye in custody at Dartford Police Station 20th May 1999. The 52-year-old was, found guilty of the murder of Stephen Cameron, 21, during a road rage fight on the M25 Swanley interchange. *... in Kent on May 19, 1996.
Kenneth Noye in custody after being found guilty of the 1996 murder of 21-year-old Stephen Cameron (Picture: PA)
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jones/REX Shutterstock (133308c) JOHN PALMER AND WIFE MARNIE RETURN HOME AFTER HE WAS CLEARED OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE BRINKS MATT BULLION ROBBERY - 1987 John Palmer died 24/06/2015
John Palmer with his wife Marnie after he was cleared of involvement in the Brink’s-Mat robbery (Picture: REX Shutterstock)
FILE PICTURE - Collect of Stephen Lee Cameron killed by Kenneth Noye in a road rage attack in 1996. See National News stroy NNnoye. Police are still investigating the unsolved murder of a witness who helped put road rage killer Kenneth Noye behind bars, before he was gunned down in a car park. Alan Decabral was shot dead in 2000, just months after giving evidence at the prominent murder trial just months before. Despite a huge manhunt by Kent Police for his killer, no one has ever been convicted of the murder and the force have confirmed they are still investigating. Notorious gangster Noye, who stabbed Stephen Cameron, 21, to death in a road rage dispute on the M25 in 1996, was questioned but never charged.
Stephen Cameron, who was stabbed to death by Kenneth Noye on the hard shoulder of the M25 in 1996 (Picture: SWNS)

Blanchard said he planned to hand the tapes over to police, adding: ‘It is in the public interest and I’m doing it for Stephen’s family.’

Palmer and Noye both stood trial in cases linked to the 1983 Brink’s-Mat robbery, when £26 million of gold, diamonds and cash was stolen from a warehouse near Heathrow Airport.

While Palmer was acquitted of handling the gold bullion from the robbery, Noye was sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role.

It was after he was released in 1994 that the road rage incident occurred.

Palmer died in 2015 after being shot in the chest while he was burning rubbish in the garden of his home. The murderer has still not been identified.

Undated Kent Police handout of Kenneth Noye, who was found guilty of the murder of Stephen Cameron, 21, during a road rage fight on the M25 Swanley interchange in Kent on May 19, 1996.
Kenneth Noye also fatally stabbed a police officer who was involved in his surveillance after the Brink’s-Mat robbery, but was acquitted of murder on the grounds of self-defence (Picture: PA)
Paul Blanchard arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court accused of being involved with an organised crime gang in Spain after a European warrant was issued for his arrest in April 2018.
Paul Blanchard, who claims he has evidence identifying the man who harboured Noye, won a battle against extradition to Spain last year (Picture: PA)

The Daily Telegraph reported last week that Noye, 75, was calling for an inquiry to be set up into police corruption, and said he would give evidence.

His criminal exploits will be covered in a TV show and a book this year.

The Gold, a six-part BBC drama series about the Brink’s-Mat robbery with Hugh Bonneville and Dominic Cooper, is due to be released later in 2023.

The non-fiction book about Noye’s time on the run, written by Donal McIntyre and Karl Howman and titled A Million Ways to Stay on the Run, will come out in February.

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