S. C. Lomax - True Crime Writer
and Campaigner For Justice and Truth
"In a civilised society
the issues of truth and justice should be of paramount importance. Everyone
should be concerned about the generally forgotten people who are the victims
of miscarriages of justice and injustice, for they are as much of a victim as
those who have had crimes committed against them. Whenever justice is not
achieved, and the truth is not determined, then it increases the number of
people who suffer. It is my life's quest to campaign for the truth, whatever
the truth might be, helping those wrongly convicted to have their names
cleared and to bring the perpetrators of evil to justice." (S. C. Lomax)
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."
(Martin Luther King).
Press Releases
To read a press release please click on the relevant title below.
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)
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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please click
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The Case Of Barry George
Who Killed Jill Dando?
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