Aldo Ciarrocchi

Millennium Dome raider convicted of conspiracy to rob after serving as an armed-support and crowd-control member of the 2000 diamond-heist team.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, charges and contextual links are kept distinct. Relationship labels state the legal or factual basis of the connection.

Background

Ciarrocchi had known other members of the gang for years before the planned raid.

Role in the case

He entered the Dome wearing body armour and a gas mask.

Evidence / operation

His assigned role included creating confusion with smoke devices and carrying ammonia while other members attacked the diamond display.

Legal outcome

He was convicted of conspiracy to rob and sentenced to fifteen years, later reduced to twelve years on appeal.

Graph role

His profile fills the support/security role within the Dome robbery team.

Network links

– Millennium Dome diamond raid — participant; convicted – Millennium Dome, Greenwich — raid location

Direct people links

– Raymond Betson — co-convicted raider – William Cockram — co-convicted raider – Robert Adams — co-convicted raider

Sources

– The Guardian. Five jailed for dome raid (2002-02-18). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/18/dome – The Guardian. Profile: the dome raiders (2002-02-18). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/feb/18/dome.simonjeffery – The Guardian. Dome raiders' jail sentences cut (2004-01-22). https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jan/23/dome.taniabranigan

Connected records

Documented network

Millennium Dome diamond raid (event) is recorded in the canonical graph as participant convicted, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Millennium Dome, Greenwich (location) is recorded in the canonical graph as raid location, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Raymond Betson (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co convicted raider, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

William Cockram (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co convicted raider, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Robert Adams (person) is recorded in the canonical graph as co convicted raider, documented status, 90% confidence. This is the stored relationship and should not be expanded beyond what the source record supports.

Timeline and case connections

Structured events are kept separate from general biography so later audits can update a date, conviction, organizational change, killing or court outcome without rewriting unrelated material.

Date not specified in current profile sources — Millennium Dome diamond raid. participant; convicted

Status and record

The structured birth record lists circa 1970. The structured life-status field is alive. This administrative field should change only when a reliable current source supports an update.

Source record

The current Master package attaches the following evidence sources to this profile: – Five jailed for dome raid — The Guardian, Tier 2. – Profile: the dome raiders — The Guardian, Tier 2. – Dome raiders' jail sentences cut — The Guardian, Tier 2.

Each source supports only the claims tied to it. Structured source references remain attached so later audits can trace timeline and relationship records back to evidence.

Evidence and editorial boundaries

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How this profile fits the archive

The current source package includes Five jailed for dome raid; Profile: the dome raiders; Dome raiders' jail sentences cut. These records define the safe editorial boundary for the page. A later pass should prioritize new primary documents, court outcomes, dated organizational changes, prison history or newly processed books and screen works rather than adding generic background.

Research state

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