Suspect Arrested In Rolls-Royce's Former Design Chief's Murder

by Chris Teague

Published: July 19th, 2024

suspect arrested in rolls royce s former design chief s murder

Earlier this week, we reported on the murder of Rolls-Royce’s former design chief at his home in Germany. At that time, police had not announced a suspect or leads, but it now appears that officials have arrested the person they believe to be involved in the stabbing.

French police announced the arrest of the suspect in the murder of 74-year-old Ian Cameron, the luxury automaker’s legendary former chief designer. The attack, which occurred on July 12, allegedly came from a 22-year-old Serbian man, who was arrested in an apartment in Northeast Paris.

No motive has been announced, but police say the suspect left Germany from Herrsching to Munich and then onto Innsbruck, Zurich, and France. Herrshing’s head of police said, “The valuable information provided after the public manhunt meant that we were able to quickly identify the suspect.”

Cameron’s career at Rolls-Royce ended in 2012, but not before he oversaw the revamping of the brand’s Phantom and Ghost. The automaker said in a statement, “Ian played a significant role in shaping Rolls-Royce from when it was first acquired by BMW Group and moved to its home at Goodwood, West Sussex.”

It’s tough to work out a reason for the murder without a motive, but early speculation pointed at Cameron’s valuable car collection. Police said the suspect disabled security cameras before the attack and believed he was after Cameron’s vehicles, though that theory has not yet been confirmed.

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Chris Teague

Chris grew up in, under, and around cars, but took the long way around to becoming an automotive writer. After a career in technology consulting and a trip through business school, Chris began writing about the automotive industry as a way to reconnect with his passion and get behind the wheel of a new car every week. He focuses on taking complex industry stories and making them digestible by any reader. Just don’t expect him to stay away from high-mileage Porsches.

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Bookish on Jul 19, 2024
Rough trade.

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Johnster on Jul 19, 2024
Tell us about the collection.

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