Notorious road rage killer Kenneth Noye has been released from prison, MailOnline can reveal today. The former gangster, 71, was freed this morning after serving nearly 20 years for the vicious stabbing of Stephen Cameron, 21, on an M25 slip road near Swanley, Kent, in 1996. The cold-blooded murder took place in front of Mr Cameron's 17-year-old fiancée Danielle Cable while Noye was out on licence from a previous prison term. He is now a free man after a parole board praised his 'improved victim awareness', 'clear life goals' and 'ability to control his emotions.' The Ministry of Justice said in a statement: 'We understand this will be a distressing decision for the family of Stephen Cameron and our thoughts remain with them. 'Like all life sentence prisoners released by the independent Parole Board, Kenneth Noye will be on licence for the remainder of his life, subject to strict conditions and faces a return to prison should he fail to comply.' Last month the Parole Board confirmed his release from an open jail has been approved after it ruled he is no longer a 'significant risk to the public'. Despite his history of violence stretching back decades, the parole panel said they were impressed by the killer's 'decision-making', 'maturity about his situation' and 'insight into his past behaviour'. Kenneth Noye, pictured last year outside an open prison, is to be released from jail Noye stabbed 21-year-old Stephen Cameron (left) to death on a slip road to the M25 in Swanley, Kent, in 1996. Noye then went on the run in Spain The decision has allowed Noye to walk free from Standford Hill open prison in Kent. The victim's father Ken Cameron, 72, said Noye should die behind bars. Reacting to the decision last month, he said: 'I'm totally devastated. I can't believe they have made this decision. Life should mean life. 'I hoped this day would never come. I sort of knew it was coming, though - I was almost resigned to it. But it is still a complete kick in the teeth. 'He is going back on the streets when he should spend the rest of his days behind bars. Mr Cameron's parents Ken and Toni outside court in 2000. Mrs Cameron has since sadly died 'Stephen was denied a life by Noye on May 19, 1996 when he left him lying in the gutter. And we are the ones who have had to live a life sentence. There isn't a day we don't think of Stephen.' Mr Cameron added: 'He can now go and live the rest of his life as a free man while our family still grieve for Stephen every day. 'I'm sure he'll head off to a nice little bolt hole in Spain somewhere and live the good life.' Former career criminal Noye, once acquitted of murdering a policeman after claiming self-defence, has been at Standford Hill open prison in Kent for the past 18 months - just 30 miles from his victim's father. When talking about the parole board decision, Ken said: 'This is a joke. It's nonsense. Noye pictured in custody in the UK after his arrest in Spain over the M25 murder 'Noye has always been a nasty and violent man all his life and some courses and programmes in prison are not going to change that. Former gangster Kenneth Noye's life of crime 1947: Kenneth Noye is born in Bexleyheath, south east London 1977: Falls into crime and gets an 18-month suspended sentence for having a shotgun. November 1983: The Brink's Mat robbery took place where six gunman burst into the warehouse near Heathrow and escaped with £26.3million. January 1985: Stabbed police officer John Fordham, who was investigating the robbery, to death in grounds of his home in West Kingsdown, Kent. He was under surveillance at the time. December 1985: Jury clear Noye of murder after agreeing he acted in self-defence July 1986: Jailed for 14 years for conspiring to handle Brinks Mat gold and evade VAT payments. 1994: He is released from prison. May 1996: Stabbed Stephen Cameron, 21, to death in a road rage attack on the M25 near Swnaley, Kent August 1998: Noye arrested in Barbate, Spain. April 2000: Noye convicted of murder and given a life sentence 2017: Authorised for move to open prison. He is seen on day release from Standford Hill prison a year later. May 2019 Parole Board announced decision to free him. June 2019 Kenny Noye is released 'He says what they want to hear and he does what they want to see. 'He would have made out he is a good boy to them. But he will walk out of that prison and pick up from where he left off. 'He's pulled the wool over their eyes and now he is being released. 'He's never going to change. He's an evil man.' Justifying the decision to release him, a spokesman for the parole board said: 'We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has directed the release of Kenneth Noye following an oral hearing. 'Parole Board decisions are solely focused on whether someone would represent a significant risk to the public after release. 'The panel will have carefully looked at a whole range of evidence, including details of the original evidence and any evidence of behaviour change. We do that with great care and public safety is our number one priority.' In 1985, Noye stabbed to death Detective Constable John Fordham in the grounds of Kent mansion. He was cleared of murder. But the following year he was jailed for 14 years for handling gold bullion stolen in the infamous 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery. Twice refused parole, he was freed in 1994. After the 1996 M25 attack, Noye fled, arranged for the Land Rover he was driving to be disposed of, and flew to Spain where he lived under a false name until his arrest in 1998. When he was convicted of murder in 2000, he was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years. Ex-Flying Squad head Barry Phillips said: 'If people look at what Noye has done in his life, and the trail of death and human misery he has left behind him, they will perhaps conclude he should stay behind bars for the rest of his natural.' 'He's demonstrated maturity about his situation': The parole board's full decision on why Noye can go free A summary of the parole decision states: 'Evidence was presented at the hearing regarding Mr Noye's successful completion of accredited programmes when detained in closed prison conditions, earlier in his sentence. 'These had addressed decision-making, better ways of thinking and considering consequences, and a tendency to use violence in certain conditions. 'He had also completed a training course focused on improved victim awareness and, shortly before being transferred to open conditions, he had participated in a more advanced programme dealing with strategies to avoid use of violence. Noye, pictured at the time, and, right, in the disguise in which he fled to Spain 'The panel heard how well Mr Noye had demonstrated application of relevant skills and learning while in custody. 'Witnesses described his good conduct and compliance in prison and charted the progress he had made during this sentence. He had worked positively with officials dealing with his case and had demonstrated maturity about his situation, as well as greater insight into his past behaviour. 'He had demonstrated an ability to deal appropriately with potentially violent situations in prison and was clearly well motivated to avoid further offending in the community. 'The professional witnesses were all of the view that Mr Noye had addressed his risk factors appropriately and had reduced his risk to the public to a level at which, with a robust risk management plan in place, it would be manageable safely in the community. 'The panel noted a number of protective factors (i.e. factors likely to reduce risk) including Mr Noye's current proven ability to control his emotions, his clear life goals, his relationships, and his proven ability to work with professionals and accept advice when it is needed. 'The panel carefully examined the release and risk management plan provided by Mr Noye's probation officer and weighed its proposals against assessed risks. 'The plan included a requirement to reside at a designated address and very close monitoring of Mr Noye's situation and behaviour, including strict limitations on his contacts, movements and activities. 'The panel was satisfied that this plan was sufficiently robust to enable Mr Noye's risk to be managed safely in the community. 'The panel said it was satisfied Noye met the tests for release and was suitable for return in the community.' How gangster, double killer and mastermind of the Brinks-Mat £26m gold heist 'Kenny' Noye is now a free man 23 years after he stabbed motorist to death on an M25 slip road By Richard Pendlebury and Stephen Wright for the Daily Mail Kenneth Noye was born in Bexleyheath, South London, had dabbled in crime while still at school, running a protection racket and stealing money from his local Woolworth's. The son of a post office engineer, by 15, Noye found himself inside Borstal, a youth detention centre in Kent, after he was caught selling stolen car parts. Freed after a year, he set himself up as a haulage contractor, shifting stolen merchandise. Kenneth Noye after being arrested in Spain in connection with the M25 road rage killing of Stephen Cameron He spent his 20s immersed in the underworld and was later convicted of theft, handling stolen goods, importing a firearm and fraudulently evading VAT - but was given only a suspended sentence. In 1972, a 25-year-old Noye married legal secretary Brenda Tremain, whom he had met while waiting for advice from a barrister on an assault charge. They moved into a bungalow set in 20 acres in Kent, with the £50,000 price tag paid for by Noye in cash. Yet after he was refused planning permission to extend the property, the bungalow mysteriously burned down. Metropolitian Police Detective Constable John Fordham, who was murdered in January 1985 And with the insurance pay-out, Noye built a mock-Tudor mansion called Hollywood Cottage on the site, complete with an indoor swimming pool and Jacuzzi. The scene had been set for the tragedy to come. Noye came to public attention in the 1980s when he was charged with the murder of Scotland Yard detective John Fordham. In November 1983, six robbers were let into the Brink’s-Mat warehouse at Heathrow airport by a corrupt security guard, they stumbled across three tonnes of gold bullion, worth £26 million. They found themselves with a problem: how to dispose of so much loot. Enter Noye, who by then had moved into the precious metals business; smelting smuggled gold for resale as legitimate bullion. His task was to mastermind the laundering of the Brink’s-Mat haul. But the net was closing. And 14 months after the raid, police officers from Operation Bullion were preparing to serve 36 search warrants across the country, including one on Noye’s home. On the evening of January 26, 1985, two detectives from Scotland Yard’s elite C11 surveillance squad were outside the snow-covered property. A police unit outside the Brinks Mat warehouse on the Heathrow International Trading Estate after the robbery in 1983 One was Detective Constable John Fordham, a 45-year-old father of three. Both officers, who were camouflaged but unarmed, were ordered by radio to enter the grounds to keep watch on the house before the Flying Squad struck. Within minutes, three of Noye’s seven rottweilers detected their presence. DC Fordham’s colleague, DC Neil Murphy, retreated to the boundary fence telling him: ‘Let’s go.’ But Fordham did not leave. What happened next was the central dispute of the resulting Old Bailey trial. What we know is that Brenda Noye and Brink’s-Mat co-conspirator Brian Reader were also at Hollywood Cottage that evening. And later, DC Murphy would say that he heard shouting and saw three figures, one of them pointing a shotgun, standing over someone lying in the snow. DC Fordham died later in hospital. Post-mortems showed he had suffered ten deep stab wounds, by a kitchen knife. When arrested, Noye told officers he thought he was about to be attacked by the masked figure hiding in his bushes and claimed the dead officer offered no ID to prove he was a policeman. Police at the gate to Hollywood Cottage, West Kingsdown, Dartford, Kent - the home of Kenneth Noye Murder charges against Mrs Noye were eventually dropped, while Noye and Reader were acquitted. They did, however, remain in custody as police discovered 11 gold bars on the property — as well as the instruction manual for a gold smelting machine. Police believed that up to £10 million of Brink’s-Mat gold had already been melted down at the scene. In July 1986, Noye, who described himself as a ‘property developer’, was sentenced to 14 years for conspiring to handle the Brink’s-Mat gold. He had admitted to being involved in illegal smuggling, but claimed to have nothing to do with the bullion robbery. Prison did little to curb Noye’s empire of crime. He kept in touch with a number of his drug smuggling and fraud operations through a phone in the gym of one jail. By 1996, Noye was out of prison — but not for long. That May, he suffered a fatal loss of temper that was to ruin a number of lives and secure his downfall. Driving his Land Rover on a slip road of the M25 near Swanley in Kent, Noye cut up a van driven by 17-year-old waitress Danielle Cable. Her fiance Stephen Cameron indicated his displeasure and Noye stopped his car and approached the van. There was an altercation and Mr Cameron was stabbed in the heart and liver. Covered in blood, he staggered back to his fiancee and told her ‘take his number plate’. Noye was seen walking away smiling and then sped off. He simply disappeared. In fact, he had arranged for the Land Rover to be scrapped by a friend and had an identical vehicle placed on the drive of his new £400,000 home in Sevenoaks. Then he fled to the West Country — police later tracked his movements by his mobile phone calls — from where he was flown by helicopter to France and on to Madrid in a private jet. He travelled on to the Canaries and the Ivory Coast before going into hiding under an assumed name on the ‘Costa del Crime’ near Cadiz, Spain. By 1998, he had a Spanish girlfriend and was posing as ‘Mickey the builder’. Yet it was his first wife that would unwittingly lead police to his hideout. Brenda Noye made three trips to Spain in 1998, with police tracking her movements. Several weeks later, Noye was spotted and Miss Cable was flown to Spain by detectives. She was taken to a restaurant where Noye was eating. ‘That’s the man who killed Stephen,’ she whispered. The next day Noye was arrested. And in August 2000, another Old Bailey jury refused to believe his excuse of self-defence and he was sentenced to life, with a minimum of 16 years. Noye was also named as a potential suspect in the hunt for the murderer of Crimewatch presenter Jill Dando in 1999. He was also an ‘associate’ of South London gangster Clifford Norris, whose son David was one of the racist thugs who murdered black teenager Stephen Lawrence. Noye’s net of corruption extended into law enforcement. While cultivating police favours as an informant, he bribed detectives for information about operations into his own activities and gave gifts to staff at prisons where he was being held. Despite being a consummate villain, he attended Crown Prosecution Service Christmas parties and even joined the Freemasons to make better contacts on the ‘other side’. Meanwhile, his old colleague Brian Reader was busy. In 2015, aged 76, he masterminded the Hatton Garden heist in London’s jewellery district, Britain’s biggest ever burglary. His team ransacked safe deposit boxes to a value of up to £200 million. Reader was caught and sentenced to six years and three months. He was released earlier this year and will be able to welcome Noye home. Mrs Noye, who had reportedly started a new life in Cornwall with another man, is now back in Kent, where their two sons live. Meanwhile, Miss Cable is believed to be still living under police protection. She has had to change her identity and start a new life.All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility