Where is Lord Lucan? Groundbreaking new evidence indicates what might have happened to the Earl that vanished

Five decades ago, the 7th Earl of Lucan vanished without a trace amid a bitter custody battle – and an unsolved murder that shocked Britain. Richard John Bingham – better known as Lord Lucan – was 39-years-old when he disappeared on November 7, 1974, leaving behind his three young children and estranged wife, Veronica Mary Duncan, in Belgravia, London. Five decades ago, the 7th Earl of Lucan vanished without a trace, leading to dozens of conspiracy theories surrounding his disappearance The 7th Earl of Lucan, Lord Richard John Bingham) with his fiancee Veronic Duncan on the day their engagement was announced in 1963 The first episode of Lucan will air on BBC Two tonight at 9pm and chronicle Hampshire builder Neil Berriman's mission to secure justice for Sandra by solving the cold case that has captivated the nation for nearly 50 years. The nanny to Lord Lucan's children, Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death at the family home in Belgravia in 1974, aged 29 On 8 November 1974, the Earl drove off, before abandoning the car in Newhaven, which was found with its interior stained with blood and its boot containing a piece of lead pipe Lord Lucan had been facing a series of personal struggles prior to his disappearance, including a gambling addiction, spiraling debt and a bitter custody battle that further led to an unhealthy fixation on his wife Pictured: Daily Mail article on 13/11/1974 Neil Berriman, who is the son of Sandra Rivett, stars in new BBC Two documentary, Lucan In his conversations with both his mother and friend, Lucan claimed that an assailant had attacked his family, causing him to intervene. On the night Lord Lucan vanished, Sandra Rivett was murdered in the Lucan family home - reported by a wounded Lady Lucan who burst into a pub to announce her husband had attacked her A police officer outside 46 Lower Belgrave Street in Belgravia, London, the home of John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, after his disappearance on November 8, 1974 Lady Lucan in 'Lord Lucan: My Husband the Truth' TV Series - June 2017, before she died by suicide that year The man they know by a Buddhist name, who is also called Chris by his carer, has denied confessing to being the murderer and has previously said: 'I’m not Lord Lucan.'