 Convicted on purely circumstantial evidence of the flimsiest nature, Susan May was the person who cared most for her 89-year-old blind aunt, who was, in all probability, the victim of a bungled burglary. Imprisoned in 1993, Sue's case was referred back to the court of appeal by the CCRC in late 1999. Her appeal was dismissed in Decemer 2001. The Friends of Susan May campaign has established the new website Susan May - Inside and Innocent presenting the case in full detail. Numerous newspaper articles on the case are also reprinted at this site. Please refer to the separate page Susan May |
Susan was released from prison on 26 April 2005. She is continuing to fight to clear her name. |
Andrew Pountley was convicted of a heinous crime on the strength of seemingly solid testimony and evidence. Looking deeper, however, we see that not only was some of this evidence flawed, but that Andrew's defence was never presented properly either. Andy consistently maintained his innocence. Please refer to the separate page for more details - 
Derek Christian was convicted in 1997 of the cold-blooded murder of a 66-year-old woman in broad daylight. Why is Derek Christian, who - by the police's own evidence - had a "pronounced" goatee 3 days after the murder, serving a life sentence for a crime committed by a man described as "clean-shaven" by the eye-witnesses? 
Convicted of murder despite the fact the victim had been seen alive and well after the murder is alleged to have taken place. Unfortunately the court was never told this - the police had seen fit not to pass on this vital information to either the prosecution or the defence. 
Cynthia Bolshaw’s naked body was found in a bath of water on the morning of 9 October 1983. John Taft was arrested in April 1999, and subsequently convicted of the murder at Liverpool Crown Court, in November 1999.
Graham Huckerby is guilty - of saving another man's life. Faced with the choice (at gunpoint!) of allowing his colleague to be shot by armed robbers or letting them onto the security van he was driving, he did what he had been trained to do. Namely to comply with the robbers' demands. This choice was construed by the police as an indication that he was the 'inside man' on the robbery. 
