Murder in the graveyard : a brutal murder, a wrongful conviction, a 27-year fight for justice
Hale, Don, 1945-2019
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In September 1973, Stephen Downing was convicted and indefinitely sentenced for the murder of Wendy Sewell, a young legal secretary in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District. Wendy was attacked in broad daylight in Bakewell Cemetery. Stephen Downing, the 17-year-old groundskeeper with learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, was the primary suspect. He was immediately arrested, questioned for nine hours, without a solicitor present, and forced into signing a confession full of words he did not understand. 21 years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale was thrust into the case. Determined to take it to appeal, as he investigated the details, he found himself inextricably linked to the narrative. He faced obstacles at every turn, and suffered police harassment and several attempts on his life.
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Author:
Hale, Don, 1945-, author
Edition:
Revised and updated edition.
Imprint:
London : HarperElement, 2019.
Collation:
337 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: published as Town without pity. London: Century, 2002.
ISBN:
9780008331627 (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.15230942511364.1523364.1523/PBK
LC class:
HV6535.G6
Local class:
364.152
Language:
English
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BRN:
2440150