<p><br /> The sight of hundreds of armed officers searching the countryside for a suspected killer obsessed with shooting police is nothing new.<br /> </p><p><br /> In the summer of 1982 officers from across the UK hunted 37-year-old Barry Prudom in North Yorkshire.<br /> </p><p><br /> Electrician Prudom had killed two police officers and a civilian as well as injuring a number of others when he was finally cornered in the market town of Malton.<br /> </p><p><br /> Up to 1,000 officers were involved in the search for Prudom, who was an outdoor and military enthusiast. They found him after 18 days with the help of survival expert Eddie McGee - the Ray Mears of his day.<br /> </p><p><br /> Prudom was found dead after police opened fire on his hideout but a post-mortem examination found he had already killed himself.<br /> </p><p><br /> Harry Roberts - who shot three policemen dead in 1966 - lasted longer, using his British Army training to hide in Epping Forest, Essex, for three months, before being captured alive.<br /> </p>
