3 w. ago Major UK miscarriages of justice from twisted confession to unsolved mass murder

Peter Sullivan has had his 1987 conviction for the murder of Diane Sindall quashed, after spending nearly 40 years in prison for the crime - but his case is one of many shocking miscarriages of justice in UK history

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3 w. ago Locals said they knew who actually killed Diane Sindall, says charity worker

Peter Sullivan, 68, had his conviction for the 1986 murder of the florist quashed earlier this week.

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3 w. ago The innocent man wrongly locked up for murder for 38 YEARS who was cruelly denied parole...after he refused to say he was guilty of a crime he did not commit

Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit but the Parole Board turned him down for release just three months ago after he said he 'maintains his innocence'

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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan faces 'terrifying risk' after wrongfully spending 38 years in jail for murder

After 38 years behind bars, Peter Sullivan, who was wrongly convicted of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, is at last a free man. But the now 68-year-old will be walking out into a very different world from the one he once knew

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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after spending 38 years in jail

Peter Sullivan was found guilty of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, 21 in Bebington, Merseyside, but remained in prison despite being sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years

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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan, who has spent 38 years in jail for murder, has conviction quashed

Sullivan is believed to be UK’s longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice after his jailing for murder of Diane SindallA man who has spent 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman in 1986 has had his conviction quashed at the court of appeal.Peter Sullivan, who was 30 when he was sentenced and is now 68, is believed to be the UK’s longest-serving victim of a miscarriage of justice after three senior judges quashed his conviction for the killing, 17 years after his first attempt to have it overturned. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan has conviction quashed over new DNA evidence after spending 38 years in jail for murder of florist Diane Sindall

Peter Sullivan has repeatedly tried to get the murder conviction overturned amid concerns about the evidence used against him by UK prosecutors.

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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed in longest miscarriage of justice ever

Peter Sullivan was found guilty of the 1986 murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, in 1987, but has now had the conviction quashed in the longest miscarriage of justice in British history

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3 w. ago Man in prison for 38 years for murder has conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

Peter Sullivan was convicted in 1987 of the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, the previous year.

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3 w. ago New DNA evidence casts ‘sufficient’ doubt on 1987 murder conviction, court told

Peter Sullivan was jailed in 1987 for the murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall in Bebington, Merseyside, in 1986.

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