Notorious M25 road rage killer Kenneth Noye was freed in 2019 after spending almost 19 years in prison for the murder of 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in 1996.
Now aged 75, the career criminal is said to be "over the moon" with how the BBC has portrayed his criminal lifestyle in a new drama series called The Gold, according to a friend.
Noye's friend, who also spent time behind bars, also told MailOnline that the killer hopes the new book that is being published will help the public "understand how he has left that criminal life behind".
He is now described as an avid gym fanatic who divides his time between working out and spending time with his girlfriend.
But before being released from prison Noye had been married, had two sons and also lived a brutal life of crime. Here we take a closer look.
Childhood bully and thief
Kenneth Noye was born in Bexleyheath, London, to a father who ran a post office and a mother who ran a dog racing track.
His life of crime started early, with his mother catching him shoplifting at just five years old.
Meanwhile, his classmates at Bexleyheath Boys Secondary Modern School described him as a bully who ran a protection racket with other pupils.
Noye left school at 15, and also spent a year in a youth detention centre after selling stolen bicycles. This is where he met a barrister's legal secretary, who he would later marry.
Marriage to Brenda Tremain
Noye went on to marry Brenda in September 1970. his barrister's legal secretary Brenda Tremain.
They had met while he was waiting to see a barrister about accusations he faced while at the youth detention centre, and Brenda was his secretary.
The couple went on to have two sons together.
After Noye was convicted of murdering Stephen Cameron, Brenda reportedly moved to Cornwall to start a new life.
However, she later moved to a modest property in the village of Aylesford, Kent, in order to support her sons, according to The Sun. They are now believed to be separated.
Police informant
For a number of years Noye was a police informer, allegedly building connections with corrupt officers after being arrested by Scotland Yard in 1977 for receiving stolen goods.
Two police officers, who described him as a "builder" helped Noye become a Freemason in January the late 1970s, according to The Telegraph. However, he was eventually expelled after failing to pay subscriptions for two years.
Noye allegedly continued his work with corrupt officers, with one of his contacts persuading a Custom's Official not to target him. He is also believed to have used Met Police tip offs to prevent competition from rival criminals.
Key role in Brinks-Mat Gold bullion robbery
Noye had a key role in a high profile crime case where a group of six men broke into a warehouse at Heathrow Airport and stole 6,800 gold bars and £100,000 of cut and uncut diamonds.
Noye wasn't part of the main robbery group but joined later after the gold and jewels had been safely removed from the airport.
It's believed he melted down the bullions and mixed them with copper coins so as to dilute the purity of the gold, and make them less traceable. Noye then sold the gold through jewellers and deposited large amounts of money in banks.
One of the banks tipped off the police, and while he was under surveillance, he killed an officer.
Fatal stabbing of police officer
DC John Fordham was acting undercover as part of a surveillance operation that was investigating Noye's involvement in the laundering of gold bullion from the robbery.
The undercover police officer had entered the grounds of Noye's home in West Kingsdown in Kent when he attracted the attention of his rottweilers on January 26 1985.
The gangster then stabbed police officer John Fordham 10 times, 45, but he later claimed he had acted in self-defence because he didn't know he was a police officer.
Noye was later acquitted for his murder after pleading self-defence.
However, criminal was later found guilty of conspiracy to handle the gold, was fined £500,000, plus £200,000 in costs, and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
The criminal was jailed in 1986 and freed in 1994 after serving eight years.
Road rage murder of Stephen Cameron
Stephen Cameron, 21, had been driving a van on a trip to London to buy bagels with his fiancée Danielle Cable when he was involved in a minor collision with a Land Rover in May 1996.
Noye, who was driving the vehicle when he was on release from prison on licence, pulled a knife out and stabbed Stephen, who was unarmed.
The attacker fled and left Stephen to die on the side of the road, sparking an international manhunt. Stephen was driven to hospital but Stephen died.
Noye was tracked down two years later in a resort in Barbate, Spain. He was found guilty by jury in April 2000, and jailed for life.
After helping police put her fiancé's killer behind bars, Danielle went into witness protection and changed her name.
