A forensic review into the decade-old mysterious death of British spy Gareth Williams, 31, has concluded, producing no new evidence or lines of inquiry, according to London authorities. Instead, authorities want the public to believe that Williams – who was working for foreign intelligence agency MI6 – stripped naked, got inside a bag in his bathtub, zipped it up and somehow padlocked it, then died.
Despite a 2012 coroner’s conclusion that Williams was likely killed unlawfully by another person, evidence from subsequent police investigations still points to accidental death and dismisses implications of foreign espionage involvement. The latest probe, a forensic review commissioned in 2021, confirms this conclusion.
The MI6 agent’s remains were found curled in a fetal position inside a locked red hold-all at his London apartment, which was a government intelligence “safe house.” The body had decomposed significantly due to the summer heat, remaining undiscovered for a week. Autopsy results showed no presence of alcohol, drugs, nor poison in his system.
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