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38 years - Britain's worst miscarriage of justice
Manage episode 485088502 series 2638056
Peter Sullivan has been released from prison after spending 38 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit. In 1986, 21-year-old Diane Sindall was brutally murdered but it has now been proved that police got the wrong man. DNA found on her body does not belong to Peter Sullivan. Why did it take so long to prove his innocence and is the body that investigates possible miscarriages of justice fit for purpose?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Emily Dugan, Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers:
- Hannah Varrall
- Shabnam Grewal.
Further reading: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/peter-sullivan-miscarriage-justice-07688bqc3
https://www.thetimes.com/article/3f659bf1-d713-437c-9bf3-03a5b65817f7
Clips: Channel 4 News, Court of Appeal, Daily Express, BBC Crimewatch, Justice Committee 29 April 2025.
Photo: Merseyside Police.
Get in touch: [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1490 episodes
Manage episode 485088502 series 2638056
Peter Sullivan has been released from prison after spending 38 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit. In 1986, 21-year-old Diane Sindall was brutally murdered but it has now been proved that police got the wrong man. DNA found on her body does not belong to Peter Sullivan. Why did it take so long to prove his innocence and is the body that investigates possible miscarriages of justice fit for purpose?
This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory
Guest: Emily Dugan, Special Correspondent, The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana
Producers:
- Hannah Varrall
- Shabnam Grewal.
Further reading: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/peter-sullivan-miscarriage-justice-07688bqc3
https://www.thetimes.com/article/3f659bf1-d713-437c-9bf3-03a5b65817f7
Clips: Channel 4 News, Court of Appeal, Daily Express, BBC Crimewatch, Justice Committee 29 April 2025.
Photo: Merseyside Police.
Get in touch: [email protected]
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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