Peter Fell was convicted of the double murder of Ann Lee and Margaret Johnson who were killed while out walking their dogs. Following the murder, he made a call to 999 confessing. He also made several other admissions during police interviews, where he was not allowed a solicitor. He was convicted primarily based on these admissions. He later stated that he had made the story up because he wanted to ‘be somebody.’ On appeal, evidence from experts, including an expert instructed by the Crown, showed that these admissions were unreliable. In addition, it was found that the Crown did not disclose facts relating to eyewitness testimony that may have undermined that testimony (e.g. that one witness had identified various persons as being persons he recognised). The court found that without the admissions (which were described as false confessions) the case would not have been fit to go before a jury, and quashed the conviction. Evidence-Based Justice-Lab online article
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You’re either the victim of an extraordinary victim of justice, in which case your incarceration here for the rest of your life is unspeakably unfair, or you’re a cold calculating murderess and the best liar I’ve ever met in my life. Killer Women with Piers Morgan s2e1: Rebecca Fenton, Piers, Netflix 2017
57-year-old Larry Fenton was found shot to death in his own home. ibid. news
And I found my husband in a pool of blood. ibid. Rebecca
The investigation kept bringing us back to Rebecca. ibid. rozzer
I do not know how that firearm ended up in my vehicle. ibid. Rebecca
FERDINAND, ARCHDUKE FRANZ murder: viz Assassinations: FERDINAND, ARCHDUKE FRANZ
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The accused shooter acts as his own attorney … The man shoots 25 people … He had been caught literally with a smoking gun. Killer Trials s1e21: The Long Island Railroad Massacre, CI 2012
He insists he is sane. ibid.
Ferguson is found guilty on multiple charges including all six counts of murder. ibid.
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Halloween, October 31st 2001: Where was I when this guy got killed? I didn’t know what I had done that night. Dream/Killer, Chuck Erickson, Netflix 2015
Chuck’s story matches with the evidence; yours don’t. ibid. rozzer in jam-jar
We’re trying to figure out how this came about. ibid. Ryan’s dad
Ferguson gets bond: $20 million is a record. ibid. Tribune article
We know there is no physical evidence. ibid. Ryan’s dad
I never thought I’d be arrested for a crime I didn’t commit. ibid. Ryan
I am going to prove my son is innocent. ibid. Ryan’s dad
The more we learned information that the defense did not know about, people who never testified that should have testified, then you begin to think, Oh my gosh this really could be an innocent man. ibid. Erin Moriarty, CBS 48 Hours
Free Ryan. ibid. Facebook & Youtube campaigns
A prosecutor can fabricate testimony; he can put up perjured testimony … He has absolute immunity. ibid. new defense brief
They ruled in Ryan’s favour. ibid. mom
We’ve got 20,000 people locked up that are innocent. And that’s conservative. ibid.
This has been disturbing at every level. ibid.
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Ours is a tale of broken promises, bigamy, bad wigs, voodoo, love and murder … The Lonely Hearts Killers. Scary Tales of New York s1e3: The Lonely Hearts Killers
A small ad in the broadsheets might be the answer. ibid.
Martha Beck … A letter arrives from a fellow offering ‘tender companionship and maybe more’. His name: Ray Fernandez. ibid.
‘People who knew him before said that his personality really changed after his head injury. ibid. Dr Nell Darby
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Rod adopts the persona of a five-hundred-year-old vampire … You couldn’t be a part of Rod’s group by being a part-time vampire … Killer Kids s4e8: Vampire & The Essay, LMN 2011
On November 28th 1996 three days after Rod Ferrell brutally murdered friend Heather Wendorf’s parents, Rod and his vampire cult are arrested. ibid.
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Ben Field, Deputy Church Warden, October 2017: ‘Thou shalt not kill: fantastic.’ Catching a Killer: A Diary from the Grave, sermon, Channel 4 2020
You’re concerned that whoever’s been in today to see her has possibly given her something? ibid. 999 switchboard to caller
Given the suspicion of Ann’s death, we’re looking again at his [Peter’s] death as well. The key connection between Ann and Peter is Ben Field and his associated Peter Smith. Peter Farquhar, shortly before his death, changed his will to benefit Ben Field, leaving his house and other possessions to Field rather than his extended family. Ann Moore-Martin also made Field the beneficiary of her will, leaving him her house. ibid.
The suspect has disappeared. He jumped out the bedroom window. ibid. rozzer in situ to chief rozzer at base
I think that he’s a psychopath … He was visiting these older people, looking after them … He was in the perfect position. ibid. investigating rozzer
Ben Field was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 36 years for the murder of Peter Farquhar. He was found not guilty of the attempted murder of Ann Moore-Martin. Martyn Smith was found not guilty on all charges. ibid. captions
In November 2013, 67-year-old university lecturer Peter Farquhar invited one of his students to be a lodger at his home in the picturesque county of Buckinghamshire. Peter didn’t know it yet but the new tenant wanted more than just a room. The seemingly ideal lodger was 22-year-old Ben Field who soon became close friends with Peter. But behind closed doors the master-manipulator was slowly torturing his lecturer. By October 2015 Peter Farquhar would be dead, murdered for money by his own tenant. Britain’s/World’s Most Evil Killers s7e2: Ben Field, Sky Crime 2023