The Gary Nelson murders occurred on October 20, 1993, when Gary Nelson (b. 1969) of Woolwich, south-east London, killed Patrick Dunne and William Danso in Clapham, England.

Gary Nelson is a high-level NASCAR technical inspector. He was Bobby Allison's crew chief for his 1983 NASCAR Winston Cup championship. Biography at the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame, Retrieved November 22 2007 He was inducted in the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2006.

Robert Vaughn (I) won an Emmy for playing Frank Flaherty in the miniseries "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) (mini). In his acceptance speech, he thanked Nelson for directing 12-1/2 hours of television "by himself".