It will show a computerised reconstruction of the killing in Eltham, south London, on April 22, 1993. The Metropolitan police deputy assistant commissioner John Grieve, head of the race and violent crime unit, will also appeal for witnesses or anyone with any other information. Not according to the BBC, which makes it clear in a news story about the programme that the police are concentrating on the five young white men arrested in the aftermath of the murder. Seven years have passed since the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, but we know several people out there can turn the keys to locking up those responsible.
Allegiances change over time.
Neil and Jamie Acourt, Gary Dobson, David Norris and Luke Knight were all arrested within six weeks of the killing. Neil Acourt and Knight were charged with murder but the crown prosecutors dropped the charges, for lack of evidence. The Lawrence family started private proceedings against the five on the second anniversary of Stephen's death. The cases against Jamie Acourt and David Norris were again dropped for lack of evidence. The other three were committed for trial at the Old Bailey, but the case collapsed when the judge ruled that identification evidence was inadmissible.