How did 'spy-in-a-bag' Gareth Williams die?

Former KGB major claims Williams was murdered after refusing to become a double agent

Gareth Williams
(Image credit: Met Police)

Gareth Williams, the MI6 spy whose body was found naked in a padlocked sports bag, was murdered by Russian hitmen because he refused to become a double agent, a former KGB major has claimed.

Boris Karpichkov, who was exiled from Russia and now lives in the UK, claims the Russian secret service attempted to blackmail Williams using compromising photographs and then killed him with a lethal injection when he turned down their demand.

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