| The Creative Carpenter: Biased Presentation of Evidence in a Jury Trial Contributor(s): Crolla, Fleur D. a. (Author), Sijsling, Hanna (Author), Ranzijn, Nina (Author) |
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ISBN: 9462369771 ISBN-13: 9789462369771 Publisher: Eleven International Publishing OUR PRICE: $42.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2019 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - Sentencing - Law | Criminal Procedure |
| Physical Information: 110 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In 1990, a duffle bag with the dismembered and beheaded remains of American model Melissa Halstead was found in a canal in Rotterdam. In 2001, the dismembered and beheaded remains of English prostitute Paula Fields were found in six bags in a canal in London. Their connection? In the time leading up to their death, both women had been seeing an English carpenter named John Sweeney. He became the only suspect in a joint Dutch and British police investigation. In 2011, John was found guilty of murdering Melissa and Paula and sentenced to life imprisonment. The conviction was not based on actual evidence but on John's sinister drawings and poems. The investigation by Project Reasonable Doubt raises many questions about the police investigation and John's conviction. |