2 h. ago Family of Peter Sullivan revealed they are 'ecstatic' his name has been cleared and are planning get together to celebrate his release

Peter Sullivan's conviction for the murder of florist Diane Sindall, 21, was dramatically quashed yesterday after the Court of Appeal heard DNA evidence showed the killer was someone else.

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5 h. ago Unanswered questions in Diane Sindall's brutal murder as police hunt for real 'Wolfman'

Peter Sullivan had his conviction for Diane Sindall's heinous killing quashed after spending 38 years behind bars. Merseyside Police is now screening and eliminating 260 men from the investigation so far

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5 h. ago More miscarriages of justice like Peter Sullivan ‘inevitable’, top lawyer warns

Chris Henley KC, who led a damning review of the Criminal Cases Review Board, said the appeals system ‘won't face up to the fact’ that mistakes are made

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6 h. ago Lawyers will support any compensation bid by man wrongly jailed for 38 years

Peter Sullivan was released from prison yesterday after protesting his innocence for decades.

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7 h. ago Innocent man's 38 years in hell jail with UK's most prolific rapist and 'scariest ever' man

The case of Peter Sullivan, 68, is believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history after he spent almost four decades locked up in HMP Wakefield

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16 h. ago 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan in line for £1m compensation payout after spending 38 years in jail for murder he didn't commit in UK's longest miscarriage of justice

The victim of one of Britain's worst miscarriages of justice walked free last night having spent 38 years in jail.

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20 h. ago Inside HMP Wakefield, where Peter Sullivan was wrongly held for murder

Peter Sullivan has been freed from notorious prison nicknamed ‘Monster Mansion’

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21 h. ago 'I'm not angry, I'm not bitter': 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan breaks silence as he walks free for first time in 38 years after his conviction for brutal murder of Diane Sindall was quashed

Former labourer Peter Sullivan, 68, has said he is 'not angry or bitter' after being wrongly convicted of the murder young florist Diane Sindall, 21, in Birkenhead, Merseyside in 1986.

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22 h. ago Who is Peter Sullivan and why was he in prison for 38 years?

Peter Sullivan’s conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall is believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history

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22 h. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail

Hearing told that DNA evidence found at the scene of Diane Sindall’s murder was not that of the 68-year-oldA 68-year-old man who has spent 38 years in jail has had his murder conviction quashed at the court of appeal in what is thought to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.Peter Sullivan was wrongly convicted in 1987 for the frenzied murder of a florist and part-time pub worker, Diane Sindall, 21, who was killed as she left work in Bebington, Merseyside. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Watch Peter Sullivan’s first statement after 38 years in jail for crime he didn’t commit

The now-68-year-old previously attempted to overturn the conviction

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24 h. ago I spent months investigating the 'Beast of Birkenhead' and combing over all the evidence. This is the truth behind Britain's worst ever miscarriage of justice

That Friday night had been a busy one at The Wellington in Bebington and part-time barmaid Diane Sindall was glad to be heading home.

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24 h. ago ‘Beast of Birkenhead’ moniker came after murder that shocked community

Peter Sullivan, who spent 38 years in prison, was jailed in 1987 for killing of 21-year-old Diane Sindall.

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25 h. ago Peter Sullivan's statement in full as he refuses to expose the 'many horrors of jail'

Peter Sullivan said he is 'not angry or bitter' after the Court of Appeal quashed his murder conviction, making him the longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice in the UK

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25 h. ago He has spent 38 years in jail for murder. Now evidence shows someone else did it

Peter Sullivan has now been freed aged 68 after three judges quashed his conviction

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25 h. ago Peter Sullivan ‘not angry’ as murder conviction quashed after 38 years in prison

Mr Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall the previous year.

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25 h. ago Peter Sullivan’s statement after wrongly spending 38 years in jail

His conviction has been quashed.

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26 h. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed in UK's longest miscarriage of justice

Peter Sullivan has now had his murder conviction quashed in the longest miscarriage of justice in British history.

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26 h. ago Hunt for 1986 killer stepped up as cops gather fresh DNA after Peter Sullivan freed

More than 260 men have been screened and eliminated from the investigation into Diane Sindall's death, which was reopened in 2023 after Peter Sullivan's case was put under review

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26 h. ago Man behind bars for 38 years has murder conviction overturned in ‘UK’s longest

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of murdering Diane Sindall but has maintained his innocence

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