Bulic was a civil servant at Lambeth Council, reportedly working in premises management within social services, with access to sensitive internal reports.

In the weeks before his murder, Bulic had been working on a major internal report and told colleagues he was pleased it was finished – the report has never been found.

He had told his sister he feared for his safety and was unusually guarded about the nature of his work.

Witnesses reported seeing three unfamiliar men with briefcases leave his building the night he was last seen alive, and two men watching the block from a parked car the following evening.

Bulic’s body was discovered in his flat, which had been set on fire using accelerant; the gas supply had also been tampered with in what appeared to be an attempt to cause an explosion.

He had suffered multiple blunt force injuries to the head – police believe he was murdered before the fire was started.

His silver Rolex watch was missing and has never been recovered.

Police focused early investigations on his personal life, including his sexuality, rather than his work or the missing report.

Lambeth Council at the time was riddled with chaos: financial mismanagement, systemic failure in social care, and serious allegations of child abuse within council-run homes.

Several whistleblowers later described a culture of suppression, intimidation, and institutional cover-up – those who raised concerns were often reassigned, discredited or threatened.

Survivors testified to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) that they were trafficked and abused by organised networks operating out of Lambeth care homes.

One survivor described seeing a man at an abuse party who looked distressed and out of place – she later identified him as Bulic.

Multiple people connected to exposing abuse – including another council worker and a survivor who spoke to police – reported attempts on their lives involving petrol poured on their beds.

Former Lambeth councillor Anna Tapsell claimed she was told directly that Bulic’s murder was linked to material he had uncovered about abuse and power networks within the borough.

A detective who reopened the case in the late 1990s found Bulic’s file buried in a cupboard and was later removed from the investigation without explanation.

The 2021 IICSA report confirmed extensive abuse and failure to protect victims in Lambeth from the 1960s to 1990s, with over 700 allegations involving more than 300 individuals.

Bulic’s widow, Dawn, and their daughter, born after his death, continue to campaign for a full inquest and justice.

To this day, Bulic’s case remains open but unsolved – and for many, emblematic of the cost of speaking out against institutional wrongdoing.