In June 2016, Dawn Rhodes was killed at the family home in Redhill, Surrey. Her husband, carpenter Robert Rhodes, who cut Dawn’s throat and claimed self-defence, told the police that she had attacked him. In 2017, a jury at the Old Bailey believed him. He walked free. But in 2021, one of the couple's children disclosed the truth to a therapist…
Read moreThe World's End Part 3 / Angus Sinclair & The Murders of Christine Eadie and Helen Scott
Investigators wanted to get justice for the World’s End victims, but they would need the law to be changed in order for that to happen (Part 3 of 3)…
Read moreThe World's End Part 2 / Angus Sinclair & The Murder of Mary Gallacher
The murders of several women in Scotland in the 1970s went unsolved. During a case review into the 1978 murder of 17-year-old Mary Gallacher in 2000, a suspect was identified through DNA comparison. He was arrested and brought to trial (Part 2 of 3)…
Read moreDouble Jeopardy / Hazel Backwell / Wendell Baker
Hazel was safety conscious, but the fact that she was not answering the door made George concerned that something had happened to her, so he alerted the police. When officers gained entry to the property, they found a pile of boxes blocking a cupboard under the stairs. Faint cries pleading for help were coming from inside. The reality of what had happened to Hazel was far beyond what George could have ever imagined…
Read moreDouble Jeopardy / Jacqui Montgomery / Dennis McGrory
Double jeopardy is a legal principle that somebody cannot go on trial for the same crime more than once. The rule, over 800 years old, was put in place to protect the innocent against judicial misconduct that could see them convicted, even after being found not guilty. A pivotal shift occurred twenty years ago, with the UK's double jeopardy law undergoing a significant transformation through the Criminal Justice Act 2003. This introduced substantial reforms, particularly for serious crimes. The amendment allowed the possibility of retrial for someone previously acquitted, if "new and compelling" evidence surfaced…
Read moreDouble Jeopardy Killer - Part 2 / The Trials Of Billy Dunlop
In November 1989, 22-year-old single mother Julie Hogg disappeared without a word, leaving her parents and young son distraught. Almost 3 months later, her body was discovered concealed behind a bath panel in her home… (Part 2 of 2).
Read moreDouble Jeopardy Killer - Part 1 / The Murder Of Julie Hogg
In November 1989, a 22-year-old single mother disappeared without a word, leaving her parents and young son distraught… (Part 1 of 2).
Read moreJustice Rewritten - Part 2 / The Trials Of Matthew Hamlen
Over the course of three days at Winchester Crown Court, the jury decided if the evidence the prosecution presented was sufficient enough to prove that Matthew Hamlen stabbed, robbed and bludgeoned to death 77-year-old Georgina Edmonds on the wet and grey afternoon of January 11, 2008. Hamlen had been in custody for the past 12 months since he was charged with murder, but always denied his involvement… (Part 2 of 2).
Read moreJustice Rewritten - Part 1 / The Murder Of Georgina Edmonds At Fig Tree Cottage
Kiln Lane is a narrow road flanked by woodland, crossing the River Itchen, and winding south-east from the village of Otterbourne to the quiet hamlet of Brambridge in the south-east of England. Although isolated, measuring roughly a mile, the road is used as a commuter route, so a considerable amount of traffic passes through it during peak travel times. Shortly before 6 pm, on Friday, January 11, 2008, police were alerted to an address on the thoroughfare, close to the riverbank… (Part 1 of 2).
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