Tag Archive: Albert Pierrepoint

A Heinous Murder Most Foul

Author: Satish Sekar May 9, 2015 0 Comments

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (February 27th 2013) Despicable Despicable does not begin to describe what happened in one of Walesʼ most notorious miscarriages of justice. The killer of 45-year-old wages clerk Granville Jenkins, Tahir Gass, was a suspect…
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Articles, Capital Idea, Truth and Justice

Albert Pierrepoint, capital punishment, Edmund Davies QC, innocent, James Callaghan, Lily Volpert, Mahmood Mattan, T Rhys-Roberts, Tahir Gass

Deterrence – The Ultimate Failure

Author: Satish Sekar November 7, 2014 1 Comment

by Satish Sekar © Satish Sekar (October 19th 2010) Nothing Special At first glance there is nothing special about December 16th 1950, but it proved to be one of the most important dates in the history of British justice. It…
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Articles, Capital Idea

Albert Pierrepoint, appeal, capital punishment, Catherine McCluskey, Constable James Robertson, deterrence, Dugald Moffat, execution, hanged, Lord Justice Keith, murderer, policeman, Steve Wade, William Kevan

“Satish is an author of ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff 3 and the Lynette White Inquiry‘ and the recently published “The Cardiff Five: Innocent Beyond Any Doubt“. He is also a journalist, academic, researcher and expert, especially for those who have suffered miscarriages of justice. Although at times, Satish is highly critical of the criminal justice system, he only challenges from a position of desiring improvement for the benefit of all, whether they be the investigator or the investigated. Members…

Ruwan Uduwerage-Perera

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“Satish is a dedicated investigative journalist who worked hard to investigate the background to the jailing of the Cardiff Three for the 1988 murder of Lynette White. The success of their appeal against their convictions is largely down to his hard work. He wrote the story of this case and his subsequent campaign to have the case reinvestigated in his book ‘Fitted In: The Cardiff Three and the Lynette White Inquiry’. I wanted to write about the forensic aspects of the case in my book Cold…

Liz Porter Sunday AgeAustralia

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“Satish is a dedicated investigator with a passion for justice, both to correct miscarriages to absolve the innocent, and to identify and bring the true perpetrator(s) to account. His dogged determination and indefatigable efforts to explore overlooked or disregarded facts and possibilities, and to publish his findings publicly, have made a significant contribution to the Criminal Justice System in Britain and abroad.”

Robert (Bob) Parsons (Forensic Chemist/Alcohol Toxicologist, Indian River C…

Bob Parsons

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