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Mar 13, 2018 · 13 March 2018. By Tanya Gupta,BBC News. BBC archive. Patrick "Guiseppe" Conlon already had tuberculosis when he was jailed on 4 March 1976. The government drew up a secret plan to release a man...
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A reporter was "silenced" when he went to police about the...
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The sister of Gerry Conlon who was wrongly-convicted of the...
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12 years; died in prison in 1980. Giuseppe Conlon had travelled from Belfast to help his son, Gerry Conlon, in the Guildford Four trial. Conlon, who had troubles with his lungs for many years, died in prison in January 1980, while the other six served their sentences and were released.
A few days after the Guildford Four were arrested, the Metropolitan Police arrested Annie Maguire and her family, including Conlon's father, Patrick "Giuseppe" Conlon – the "Maguire Seven". [8] The Guildford Four were wrongfully convicted of the bombings in October 1975 and sentenced to life in prison.
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- 5 October 1974, 20:30 – 21:00 (BST)
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Jun 21, 2014 · Giuseppe Conlon died in prison in 1980, still protesting his innocence, and never saw his son freed. In June 1991, Giuseppe's sentence was posthumously overturned by the court of appeal along...
Jun 12, 2011 · Galleries. Information and Support. Spotlight on the Troubles. Death of Giuseppe Conlon. Giuseppe Conlon’s health continues to deteriorate in Wormwood Scrubs prison. He dies on Jan 23rd...
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Dec 29, 2017 · The letter was written from HMP Long Lartin in 1987 - seven years after the death in prison of Mr Conlon's father Giuseppe, who was wrongly convicted on explosives charges after the IRA...
Jun 21, 2014 · However, Giuseppe Conlon died in prison in 1980, still protesting his innocence, and never saw his son released. His sentence was posthumously overturned by the Court of Appeal along with those of the Maguires in June 1991. The Birmingham Six had their convictions overturned on appeal in the same year.
