News reports and films
As a television journalist, Rob has broken exclusive stories which have resonated around the world and covered some of the most compelling cases of recent years. He has also produced high-end features for ITV News.
As a television journalist, Rob has broken exclusive stories which have resonated around the world and covered some of the most compelling cases of recent years. He has also produced high-end features for ITV News.
Launching her book ‘Goldfinger and me,’ in 2018 John Palmer’s widow Marnie Palmer described her lavish lifestyle in the 1980s - paid for by Brinks-Mat gold. She describes Palmer putting a gun to her head and how she feels towards the thousands conned by Palmer in a timeshare scandal.
John and Marnie Palmer are both characters in the BBC drama ‘The Gold,’ which is a heavily fictionalised account based on a true story.
Exclusive report for ITV News. How a police race relations advisor was tasered by Avon and Somerset officers - they had mistaken him for a criminal. Robert Murphy's report of the shooting of Judah Adunbi in Bristol made headlines around the world. report includes footage of the taser shooting.
The ITV series ‘A Confession’ was based on real events. Robert Murphy covered the Christopher Halliwell murders in greater detail than any other journalist. This film tells the true story behind the drama.
Army sergeant Emile Cilliers sentenced to life in prison for attempting to murder his wife Vicky by sabotaging her parachute
Rob had heard about - and discovered - this lost ITV News interview with mysterious graffiti artist Banksy from before he was famous. It was filmed at Turf War exhibition in London. Interview rediscovered 2019. This video has had well over half a million views worldwide on all platforms.
Rioters greet double-killer Christopher Halliwell when he made his first appearance after being caught after he murdered Sian O’Callaghan
One of Britain’s wealthiest men, Sir Richard Sutton, was fatally stabbed by the son of his partner. ITV News report from the day Thomas Schreiber was convicted of murder