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In 1974, 17-year-old Stephen Downing was convicted of murdering Wendy Sewell, a 32-year-old legal secretary, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in Derbyshire. Following a campaign by a local newspaper led by Don Hale, in which Sewell was purported to be promiscuous, Downing's conviction was overturned in 2002.
Feb 24, 2022 · Who was Wendy Sewell? Legal secretary, Wendy Sewell was attacked in broad daylight on September 12, 1973. She was believed to be hitchhiking to Catterick, North Yorkshire in order to pick up her boyfriend's car.
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Jan 2, 2024 · A life-long educator, Laura began her teaching career in Tryon, NC in the late 1950’s before relocating to Wilmington, NC and working in the New Hanover County public school system for over three decades. She taught at New Hanover High School and retired from John T. Hoggard High School in 1992.
Feb 3, 2011 · The Wilmington 10, nine black men and one white woman, spent nearly a decade in jail before it was determined they were wrongfully accused. Amnesty International took the case in 1976 calling the ten political prisoners.
Jan 24, 2002 · Stephen Downing was convicted of murder after it was claimed he attacked and savagely beat Ms Sewell, 34, in a churchyard in Bakewell, Derbyshire, where he worked as a cemetery attendant. He...
Jun 24, 2019 · In the first part of a major new true crime series we introduce the story of Wendy Sewell, who was murdered in the picturesque English town of Bakewell, in the Peak District National Park, in 1973. Wendy was attacked in broad daylight in the town's cemetery.
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