11/12/95 - Statement of LINDA WOLFE

NAME: LINDA WOLFE
AGE / DATE OF BIRTH: 18 17121976

Who states:- This statement consisting of 005 pages, each signed by me, is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I make it knowing that if it is tendered in evidence I shall be liable to prosecution if I have wilfully stated in it anything which I know to be false or do not believe to be true.

DATED: 111295
L WOLFE (SIGNED)

I have worked as a waiteress at TGI's Fridays restaurant situated at Lakeside Shopping Complex in West Thurrock, since 000400 this year. My work entails the taking of orders and serving of food and drink to customers who attend the restaurant. TGI's is an American theme, burger and steak restaurant and also has a large bar centred within the premises.

There are a large number of staff members and we all know each other as we spend so much time working at the restaurant. On Wednesday 061295 I started a day shift at work and arrived at 1000 hours. I would normally work until 1800 hours. It is normally fairly quiet during the day and only starts to get busy in the evening. On this day I had five tables to cover.

I cannot be precise with the time but around 1300 hours in the afternoon, four men were seated at one of my allocated tables, table number 50. This was a six seater table. I can't remember who brought them to my table but someone would be responsible for seeing them at the entrance door and seating them to a table of suitable choice. As soon as they sat down, Helen SMITH another staff member approached the men and asked them if they wanted a drink.

The man ordered three bottles of Becks Beer and a diet pepsi. I went over to the table and made sure their drinks had been ordered and then went over to enter the drinks onto the till as we keep a computer record of the order. I will describe the men as follows.

One of them whom later introduced himself to me as Tony TUCKER, he was white, mid-thirties, he was very tall and had a stocky build, he had collar length hair that was brown, long at the sides and short at the front. He was wearing a black bomber jacket and had a mobile phone but I couldn't tell you what make. The next man whom I shall refer to as Pat was, white, mid to late thirties, he was slightly taller than Tony and had a very large build.

He had short hair that was greying but was brown in colour. He was wearing a long curved, gold necklace outside his top. I can't remember his clothing but he also had a mobile phone. The third man whom I shall refer to as the younger one was, white, 26 - 28 years old, he was tall but not as large as the others but he had a very well built physique. He had dark possibly black hair that was very short in a french crop style.

I remember he was wearing a very nice V neck jumper, green and orange in colour. It stuck out as it was very nice. The fourth male I will refer to as the quiet one as he didn't say much and seemed very moody. He was also white, he appeared older than the other perhaps late thirties, early forties. He had a similar large build, he was well built. He had wavey, grey coloured hair but I can't be sure as to the length and stubble on his face.

He was wearing a bright yellow coloured nylon bomber jacket that was zip up. The young one said they were all hungry and that they wanted to order straight away. Tony order the Fajita bagette, Pat ordered mushroom steak, mushroom with a baked potato, the young one ordered Pasta Santa Fe with garlic bread and the fourth male in the yellow ordered the Fajita bagette as well.

Apart from the fourth male in the yellow jacket, the other three were mucking around generally taking the piss. They kept asking me to let my hair down and eventually after their constant pestering I let my hair down. Tony said words to the effect, "Oh, yeah, nice, you've got to come to the Berwick Manor on Friday, ask for Tony TUCKER, Tony TUCKER, it's easy it rolls off the tongue." I said I might, but to be honest I had to work Friday and needed the money.

I mentioned to Tony that I knew a bloke that worked at Hollywoods Night Club in Romford and Tony used his mobile phone to ring and try and find out who but his phone wouldn't work so he used Pat's and he finally got through and asked if they had a bouncer called 'BOYSEY'. Someone must have given a name of who this was as Tony said "What Mick" he laughed and said "Sack him". He then laughed and said "Only joking".

At the end of their meal Pat said to me "Get Claire to ring me". I believe this Pat has asked if Claire could serve them but Claire CAREY who he meant was not working that day. I said, "Has she got your number." He said sharply, "Course she has." The bill came to about fifty six pound.

Tony put down seventy quid cash and Pat also put down a tenner. The fourth man just sat there and remained quiet throughout the meal but he definitely seemed moody although the other three were not ignoring him or seemed to be upset with him. All four left approximately an hour later. This left me with twenty five pounds tip that I was really pleased about.

I didn't see what car they went to and that was the last time I saw them. However I have subsequently been reading the National Newspapers and have seen Tony, Pats and the young one's pictures in the paper as being shot and killed. They were definitely the same three who I served that day. I have not seen the fourth man in the papers but I believe I would recognise him again.
L WOLFE SIGNED

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