'Furious' Lucan lost £8,000 in the hours before the murder

Former croupier Barri Hitchen. 61, has just remembered that Lord Lucan lost a small fortune and his temper in the Ladbroke Club on the fateful night in November 1974 when Sandra Rivett was murdered. Hitchen claims that Lucan lost £8,000, around £50,000 in todays money before going mental and trying to turn over the blackjack table. He was then thrown out of the club, about 10 minutes before police think the murder took place. It is a 6 minute drive from the Ladbroke Club to Lady Lucan's Belgravia home.
While the story is believable, you have to wonder why it took so long to tell the story. However more and more evidence is appearing and it looks like the mystery will be solved sooner rather than later.