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Press Releases

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Twenty-Third Anniversary of the Arrest of James Harry Reyos (November 2005)

Thomas Vorms - Did He Murder Jill Dando? (7 October 2005)

Appeal For Dando Murder Witness to Come Forward (30 July 2005)

Appeal For Information in the Case of Barry George (July 2005)

A Response to Roy Meadow Being Struck Off the Medical Register (19 July 2005)

Was Jeffrey Archer Responsible For Jill Dando's Murder? (11 July 2005)

North Derbyshire Man Campaigns For Texas Miscarriage of Justice Victim (May-June 2005)

Who Killed Jill Dando? is published (May 2005)

A Letter from the Justice For Barry George Campaign (May 2005)

A Second Letter from the Justice For Barry George Campaign (May 2005)

The first anniversary of the disappearance of Shania Supanich (March-April 2005)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Do you believe all claims of innocence from convicted criminals?
No! I have received letters and e-mails from a vast number of people convicted of a range of crimes (from fraud and causing death by dangerous driving to rape and murder) from both Britain and the USA. I lost count of the exact number of people who have approached me, a very long time ago. I actually only believe that half a dozen of those whose cases I am involved in in Britain, are innocent. There are two individuals in the USA who I also support. However, I do follow the cases of around thirty people. In many cases I am unsure whether the individual is guilty or innocent, but believe there is doubt and that the claims might possibly be truthful. I have investigated the claims of around fifty people and in many cases I have found them to be untruthful. I will only campaign for those whose innocence I have become absolutely certain of, as a consequence of very detailed research on my own part. So the short answer is that in the majority of cases I do not accept a convicted criminal's claims because, contrary to popular belief, I only actually support a handful of people. Miscarriages of justice do occur. You only have to look at the case of Angela Cannings (the woman convicted of killing two of her children when in reality they died of cot death) to know that people are being convicted of crimes they did not commit and for 'crimes' that never even occurred.

Q2. What inspired you to write about cases of suspected miscarriages of justice?
Firstly, I would like to say that I do not only write about cases of suspected miscarriages of justice. In fact much of my work has concerned other issues relating to true crime, including unsolved murders. I campaign for tougher sentences for a variety of crimes, including greater punishment for paedophiles. I have been sickened by some of the recent convictions where people who have abused children and had large numbers of images of child pornography have only received sentences lasting a matter of months, or two years maximum.

However, I do write about many cases of alleged miscarriages of justice, even those cases where I believe the prisoner concerned is lying, in a bid to help get to the truth. There is one man who is gaining increasing support, who I have questioned at length and have tricked him into contradicting himself. If he makes an attempt to appeal I will pass on my findings to the Criminal Cases Review Commission in order to prevent any appeal from taking place.

The main inspiration for my writing and campaigning came from reading about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes). Conan Doyle also campaigned for those wrongly convicted and it was when reading about a book he wrote that I decided to write The Case of Barry George. I am of the opinion that if the public discovered the facts surrounding some criminal convictions they would questions the correctness of those convictions. By informing the public I am allowing them to make up their own mind rather than believe what they have heard, which is usually just the prosecution's case and inaccurate beliefs. I am also inspired by my grandfather who, when I was very young, told me that I should fight for justice, At the time I did not think too much of his words, although I did have the childish view of joining the police force. Fortunately I soon decided not to join the police and eventually reflected on my grandfather's words. When Barry George was convicted, and I learnt the facts surrounding his case, I decided that the public needed to know because, if they knew what I know, many would believe him to be innocent. It is my quest to get the truth to the people.

Q3. Have you ever been the victim of a miscarriage of justice or an injustice?
I have not really been the victim of injustice as such. However, I very nearly was. On the day that Britain went to war with Iraq (in March 2003) I was covering the war demonstrations in Sheffield for my university student news website. I witnessed incidents that would later be described by a Sheffield MP as very serious. There was a great deal of police malpractice and officers from South Yorkshire Police essentially turned a blind eye to various criminal activities such as assault and threats etc. At the same time they arrested a young girl for waving an Israeli flag, having set police dogs after her and having several officers chase after her, pushing people over s they shouted "get out the way you fucking bastards!" I myself was almost arrested, and would have been arrested if a group of girls had not come to my defence. I was walking along a pavement, beside an empty road (empty because traffic was being held up by the demonstrators) yet a police motorcycle was riding along the pavement behind me. Because I refused to move (the officer could have ridden along the empty road and because there were mothers with pushchairs and elderly people walking along the same pavement) the officer got his handcuffs out and I believe would have arrested me if the group of girls had not run over, shouting at the officer for having broken the law. Although this was a minor incident it did allow me to see what the police were really like. I did make a complaint against the police, as did several others, and the Sheffield MP I referred to earlier was highy concerned by what he heard, claiming it was totally unacceptable behaviour.


For more details about my writing please visit the other pages of this website, including the 'About S. C. Lomax' and the 'Interview For True Crime Fanatic' pages.

For details of my books please click on the relevant link below:


The Case Of Barry George


Who Killed Jill Dando? (an updated version of The Case of Barry George)


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