Pat Tate

Essex criminal associated with drug dealing, violence and clubland who was murdered with Tony Tucker and Craig Rolfe in the 1995 Rettendon killings.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, allegations, civil findings, memoir claims and media descriptions are kept separate. Cross-links represent documented relationships or clearly labeled context.

Criminal background

Tate had a reputation for violence and involvement in drug dealing in the Essex underworld.

Clubland environment

His network overlapped with the same nightclub and security world around Tony Tucker.

Rettendon murders

Tate was killed alongside Tucker and Craig Rolfe in a Range Rover in December 1995.

Legal outcome

Michael Steele and Jack Whomes were convicted of the murders.

Graph role

Tate links Essex clubland, Tony Tucker, Craig Rolfe, Rettendon and the Steele/Whomes case.

Death

– Date: 6 December 1995 – Place: Rettendon, Essex – Cause / finding: shot dead

Network links

– Rettendon murders — victim – Rettendon, Essex — murder location – Essex clubland crime — criminal context

Direct people links

– Tony Tucker — associate and co-victim – Craig Rolfe — associate and co-victim – Michael Steele — convicted of Tate’s murder – Jack Whomes — convicted of Tate’s murder

Sources

– The Guardian. Essex Boys murders retrospective (2000). https://www.theguardian.com/uk