P
rincess Diana’ssuddendeathaftera high-
speedcarchaseandhorrificcrashina Paris
tunnelonAug.31,1997,shockedtheworld.
And twodecadeslater,manysuspectthereis
far moreto thestorythananyoneknows.“TheFrench
investigation into Lady Diana is, alongside JFK’s
assassination, the worst of the worst,” says Colin
McLaren,anAustralianex-detectivewhohasspent
the lasttwodecadesinvestigatingwhatreallycaused
the crashthatkilledDi, herlover,DodiAl-Fayed,and
theirdriver.“Thebiggestproblemwas,nobodytreat-
edthedeathof LadyDianaas a crimescene.”
Untilnow.“I keptaskingmyself:Whatcausedthis
tragedy?” says McLaren. “Were other vehicles in-
volved?Mostof all,couldthishavebeenamurder?”
Inanew12-partdocumentarypodcast,Diana:Case
Closed(premieringonAug.28),McLaren,alongwith
a globalteamof detectives,forensicpathologistsand
royalsinsiders,unpackstheconspiracytheories,lis-
tenstoDi’sownsecretrecordingsandtracksdowna
newwitnesstobreakthiscasewideopen.“Shemade
a greatmanyenemies,”magazineeditorTinaBrown
saysof thePeople’sPrincess,whowasjust 36 when
she died. “She was constantly breaking the rules,
andpeoplewereupset.”Especiallytheroyalfamily.
Dianaburnedbridgesbytellingallabouttheminanexplosive 1995 interview.“Inanothercentury,”says
Brown,“shewould’vebeenexecuted.”POWERFULFOES
Sheknewshe’dgone toofar.“Shewasfrightened,”
saysherformerbutlerPaulBurrell,whois oneof sev-
eralfriendsDianaconfidedinaboutherfearthatshe
wouldbe murderedina caraccident.Andconspiracy
theoristsbelieveseveralpowerfulgroups—includ-
ingtheroyals,U.S.andBritishspyagenciesandarms
dealersopposedtoherworkeliminatinglandmines
—had reasonto targether.
McLarenfindsclarityfromwitnesses—includ-
ingonewhohasn’tspokenfor 22 years—and
theirtestimonymaybe enoughto sparka new
inquest.“Thereisa darkpowerout there
thatlookedtoassassinateDianaor Dodi,”
saysJackFirestone,a touristwhodroveby
the scenethatfatefulnight.“Ifyou wantto
knowthetruth,it’sallthere.” ◼40 IN TOUCH SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
MYSTERY
SOLVED!
Diana’s
Death:A new investigation uncovers theshocking truth about the crash that killed
the most famous woman in the world“I couldn’t believe what
an absolute mess the French
[made] of the crime scene,”
says former detective
Colin McLaren.truecrime