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'Lady in the Lake' killer could be cleared after 14 years
Convicted "Lady in the Lake" killer Gordon Park could be posthumously cleared as his case is being revisited by the Court of Appeal.
Retired teacher Park was found guilty of murdering his first wife Carol, whose remains were found trussed up and wrapped in plastic 21 years after she vanished.
Following a 2005 trial where he was given a life sentence, Park hanged himself in his prison cell on his 66th birthday.
The prosecution claimed that an ice axe used by Park was the murder weapon but this had been undermined by expert opinion that was not disclosed at the trial, the CCRC said.
New forensic evidence also apparently showed Park's DNA was not found on knots of rope used to bind Mrs Park's body, and that rocks used to weigh down the body could not be directly linked to rocks found at the family home.
The CCRC also claims that information was not disclosed in the trial which would undermine the reliability of a prosecution witness who gave evidence of Park confessing to the killing in prison.
Her husband was arrested and charged with murder following the discovery, but the case against him was dropped in 1998 due to lack of evidence.
Later, detectives discovered fresh evidence said to link Park to the murder and he was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison following a trial in 2005.
He appealed against the conviction but this was dismissed in 2008.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/lady-in-the-lake-killer-could-be-cleared-after-14-years/ar-AAJSNZm?ocid=spartanntp
Convicted "Lady in the Lake" killer Gordon Park could be posthumously cleared as his case is being revisited by the Court of Appeal.
Retired teacher Park was found guilty of murdering his first wife Carol, whose remains were found trussed up and wrapped in plastic 21 years after she vanished.
Following a 2005 trial where he was given a life sentence, Park hanged himself in his prison cell on his 66th birthday.
The prosecution claimed that an ice axe used by Park was the murder weapon but this had been undermined by expert opinion that was not disclosed at the trial, the CCRC said.
New forensic evidence also apparently showed Park's DNA was not found on knots of rope used to bind Mrs Park's body, and that rocks used to weigh down the body could not be directly linked to rocks found at the family home.
The CCRC also claims that information was not disclosed in the trial which would undermine the reliability of a prosecution witness who gave evidence of Park confessing to the killing in prison.
Her husband was arrested and charged with murder following the discovery, but the case against him was dropped in 1998 due to lack of evidence.
Later, detectives discovered fresh evidence said to link Park to the murder and he was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison following a trial in 2005.
He appealed against the conviction but this was dismissed in 2008.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/lady-in-the-lake-killer-could-be-cleared-after-14-years/ar-AAJSNZm?ocid=spartanntp