Catching Britain’s killers, the story of how a North East woman Anne Ming fought to overturn the 800 year old Double Jeopardy law after her daughter Julie was murdered and the killer Billy Dunlop walked free then admitted the offence and laughed at the law.
Anne’s determination saw the law overturned and Dunlop got a 17 year sentence, she was relentless and this working class lady from Stockton on Tees influenced politicians and members of the Legal profession and changed their intransigence on this ancient law.
Since the law was repealed 13 other criminals have got convictions for crimes they thought they had got away with (mostly murders).
Very good documentary, should be on BBC Catch Up tomorrow.