Main content
This episode will be available soon

Years after Peter Sullivan’s conviction, community whispers claim the police convicted the wrong man.

As science advances, a path to challenge the verdict opens.

Years after Peter Sullivan’s conviction, community whispers claim the police convicted the wrong man.

Peter refuses to admit guilt and as advances in DNA testing offer a possible breakthrough for him. His legal team battle missing records, discredited forensic methods and a system reisitant to reopening old wounds.

Until one crucial test changes everything.

Presenter: Olivia Graham.
Producers: Kate Bissell, Gemma Maull and Olivia Graham.
Sound Design and Music Composition: Phil Channell.
Mixing: Ivan Eastley.
Story Consultants: Neil McCarthy, Jack Kibble-White and Kirsty Williams.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Development was by BBC Audio Scotland and BBC Merseyside.
Executive Editors: Gillian Wheelan and Ben Anderson.
Commissioning Editor: Alistair Miskin.

There’s graphic descriptions of violence in this series. For details of help and support in the UK, visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.

25 minutes

More episodes

Previous

3. Because She Was A WomanThe Beast of Birkenhead

Next

5. Unknown Male OneThe Beast of Birkenhead

See all episodes from Crime Next Door

Featured

  • .

BBC Action Line

BBC Action Line

Information and support for issues covered in the series.

Podcast

  • Crime Next Door

    A 1986 murder, Britain’s longest miscarriage of justice and a new hunt for a killer.