"Innocents Betrayed " by Sandra Lean

[Nicholas]

She features heavily 

‘She features heavily’ in Part 2 of the UK Innocence Fraud news series too 

Significant updates are still being made
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http://theerrorsthatplaguethemiscarriageofjusticemovement.home.blog/the-innocencefraud-con-of-jodi-jones%f0%9f%8c%bb-sadistic-psychopathic-schoolboy-killer-his-enablers/

[Nicholas]

Someone has today emailed a copy of Sandra Lean’s chapter on killer Simon Hall for her smoke and mirrors book

Who told Sandra Lean - bottom of page 70

‘although full forensics examination of the house had not yet been carried out’ ?

Was this Lynne Hall or Stephanie Bon?

Sandra Lean claimed,

‘Therefore, the house and its contents are likely to have been contaminated by Mrs Hall, and the officers’

She was referring to the 8th January 2002 when Lynne Hall was taken to the crime scene to see if anything had been stolen

Joan Albert’s body, where fibres were found on her bare skin, had been removed weeks before

[Nicholas]

Someone has today emailed a copy of Sandra Lean’s chapter on killer Simon Hall for her smoke and mirrors book

Who told Sandra Lean - bottom of page 70

‘although full forensics examination of the house had not yet been carried out’ ?

Was this Lynne Hall or Stephanie Bon?

Sandra Lean claimed,

‘Therefore, the house and its contents are likely to have been contaminated by Mrs Hall, and the officers’

She was referring to the 8th January 2002 when Lynne Hall was taken to the crime scene to see if anything had been stolen

Joan Albert’s body, where fibres were found on her bare skin, had been removed weeks before

And guess what

2nd sentence following the above.

‘No DNA linking Simon to the crime scene or the victim has ever been produced.

‘A quantity of black flock fibres, commonly used in the production of velvet or velour clothing, along with a smaller quantity of green polyester fibres were found on Joan’s body,


 

[Nicholas]

And guess what

2nd sentence following the above.

‘No DNA linking Simon to the crime scene or the victim has ever been produced.

‘A quantity of black flock fibres, commonly used in the production of velvet or velour clothing, along with a smaller quantity of green polyester fibres were found on Joan’s body,


 

And 5 paras on from the above

‘In other words, the fibres found at the scene of Mrs Albert’s murder could have a perfectly innocent explanation, in that Lynne Hall may have transferred fibres between the various locations

 

[Nicholas]

Someone has today emailed a copy of Sandra Lean’s chapter on killer Simon Hall for her smoke and mirrors book

Who told Sandra Lean - bottom of page 70

‘although full forensics examination of the house had not yet been carried out’ ?

Was this Lynne Hall or Stephanie Bon?

Would like to see what transcripts Sandra Lean was allegedly reading when she came across the above - if ever 

[Nicholas]

‘She’ still isn’t telling her followers DNA is circumstantial evidence

Sandra Lean
Assilem Enryb Yes, I do - there are so many more sensitive techniques now, I believe many of the "no reportable results" from back then could produce reportable results today. We have the means to have the testing carried out - what we need is access to the samples ... and that's where the difficulty lies.

I've said many, many times, if the authorities are utterly convinced that their conviction is safe, what do they have to lose by releasing those samples? It would prove their point once and for all, bring closure to all concerned and remove the doubts and questions lingering all these years later. So why not just release them for testing? Unless ....

She’s said nothing about the fact none of the DNA can be dated for example

And she’s said nothing about the fact it can’t be known how and when the DNA was deposited

Did she say in her book when [Name removed] last bathed or showered and who’s towel she used for example?

When will Sandra Lean tell her duped followers those ‘samples’ she refers to will prove absolutely nothing

And won’t ever erase facts like killer Luke Mitchell knowing what [Name removed] was wearing that night

[Dexter]

He appears lacking in general common sense

And if he’d bothered to carry out his due diligence he’d have known Jane Hamilton did not work for the Daily Record when [Name removed] was murdered by Luke Mitchell therefore his statement “Jane Hamilton helped stitch up a school boy for a murder he did Not commit” makes him look and sound like a moron!

Significant updates continue to be made here https://theerrorsthatplaguethemiscarriageofjusticemovement.home.blog/2021/12/19/wrongful-convictions-miscarriages-of-justice-innocence-fraud-whats-the-difference/

There is quite a large and obvious flaw in your reply but will leave you to investigate that

[Nicholas]

There is quite a large and obvious flaw in your reply but will leave you to investigate that

What’s the ‘large and obvious flaw’?

The Judge directed the jury to ignore what they might have seen and heard in the media

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‘Jurors were told to forget anything they might have read or seen about the killing

The judge, Lord Nimmo Smith, warned that jurors must keep an open mind and be "free from prejudice and extraneous influence".

‘Lord Nimmo Smith continued: "Once that has been done, the jury become the judges of the facts in the trial. All their decisions about the facts must be based on the evidence which they hear in the course of the trial and on nothing else.

"All the members of the jury must be able to put out of their minds anything that they think they may remember having heard or read or seen about this case."

At one point, Mr Findlay objected to a woman who lived in the Dalkeith area, fearing that she might know some of the witnesses.

Lord Nimmo Smith said that with no reflection at all on the woman, she should be asked to stand down.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121021080022/http://www.scotsman.com/news/boyfriend-goes-on-trial-accused-of-murdering-jodi-jones-1-561719

[Dexter]

What’s the ‘large and obvious flaw’?

The Judge directed the jury to ignore what they might have seen and heard in the media

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Maybe If you can't see the flaw then you should check your source?

[Nicholas]

Maybe If you can't see the flaw then you should check your source?

Jane Hamilton was not on the jury of killer Luke Mitchell’s murder trial either

‘Jurors were told to forget anything they might have read or seen about the killing

The judge, Lord Nimmo Smith, warned that jurors must keep an open mind and be "free from prejudice and extraneous influence".

‘Lord Nimmo Smith continued: "Once that has been done, the jury become the judges of the facts in the trial. All their decisions about the facts must be based on the evidence which they hear in the course of the trial and on nothing else.

"All the members of the jury must be able to put out of their minds anything that they think they may remember having heard or read or seen about this case."

At one point, Mr Findlay objected to a woman who lived in the Dalkeith area, fearing that she might know some of the witnesses.

Lord Nimmo Smith said that with no reflection at all on the woman, she should be asked to stand down.
https://web.archive.org/web/20121021080022/http://www.scotsman.com/news/boyfriend-goes-on-trial-accused-of-murdering-jodi-jones-1-561719

[Nicholas]

Is this from the book?

”The Changing of the Statements.

Luke Mitchell

Luke’s statement:  Luke claimed to have had a text from Jodi from her mums phone to say she’d be “down later”.  Luke took ‘later’ to mean after 5.30pm as he cooked dinner for the family most week days, Jodi was aware of this, so it was the norm for him to meet Jodi, and/or other friends, around, or after 6pm.

At 5.32pm Luke called Jodi’s landline to tell her he’d had dinner and was out.  The call didn’t connect, he tried again at 5.40pm, AO (Jodi’s mum’s partner) answered and said Jodi had left (or ‘just’ left).  Luke waited around a bit but by 7pm Jodi still hadn’t turned up so Luke called his mum and said if she came to the house, to tell her to go to the Abbey (popular hangout spot) and meet him there.  He then headed there and met his friends.

At 10.38pm Luke received a text from JuJ meant for Jodi, telling her to get home, and she was grounded again.  Luke called her back straight away to say he hadn’t seen Jodi.

At 10.49pm JuJ called Luke upset to say they couldn’t find Jodi and were calling the police.  Luke, a 14 year old child at the time, on a school night, insisted he was going to walk up to the house via Roan’s Dyke path and see if he could find Jodi.  He’d bring her home if he did, or let the adults decide what to do if he didn’t.

At 10.59pm JuJ called Luke, he informed herhe was at the Newbattle end of the secluded path and was walking up with his dog, Mia.

Luke claims to have walked up the path quickly with Mia.  He didn’t find Jodi, and, at the top of the path at the junction of Roans Dyke and Lady Path, met Jodi’s Gran (AW), Jodi’s sister (JaJ) and JaJ’s boyfriend (SK).  They are known as ‘The Search Trio’.  AW suggested that as Luke hadn’t seen Jodi on the way up, they would all walk back down again and have another look.

Mia the dog was being trained as a tracker dog and Luke asked if anyone had anything of Jodi’s for her to get a scent.  They didn’t.  Luke then informed Mia to “Seek Jodi, find Jodi” essentially putting the dog into ‘tracker mode’.  The search trio and Luke then made their way back down the path.

On the way down the path, Mia showed interest at a couple of areas, and Luke followed.  There is a point on Roan Dykes path, which has a wall around 7ft tall down one side, where the wall has a break in it, known as the ‘V’.  After the V, Mia suddenly stood up against the wall and began sniffing the air, indicating she had found something.  Luke doubled back because he couldn’t get over the wall at the point Mia was reacting, handed the lead to AW, climbed through the V and walked down a little behind the wall, where he declared “I think there’s something here”

At this point, SK climbed over the wall, then returned distressed.  AW wanted to see for herself so Luke and SK helped her over the wall.  AW then began to scream, and hearing this, JaJ began to scream too.

At 11.35pm, Luke placed a 999 call.  He told the operator they had found something and asked the police to hurry.  They then helped AW back over the wall.

At 11.38pm Luke’s phone rang, it was the police asking exactly where he was.

At 11.55pm, one of the first police officers on the scene radioed in to confirm they had found a body.

When Luke and the search trio got back up to the Easthouses end of the path, Luke was asked to get into the back of a police jeep with Mia.  The search trio were left to mingle with other family members who had made their way to the car park.  Luke, at 14, was taken to the police station for questioning, with no adult present.

How Luke’s Statement Changed: It didn’t. “

[John]

Is this from the book?

”The Changing of the Statements.

Luke Mitchell

Luke’s statement:  Luke claimed to have had a text from Jodi from her mums phone to say she’d be “down later”.  Luke took ‘later’ to mean after 5.30pm as he cooked dinner for the family most week days, Jodi was aware of this, so it was the norm for him to meet Jodi, and/or other friends, around, or after 6pm.

At 5.32pm Luke called Jodi’s landline to tell her he’d had dinner and was out.  The call didn’t connect, he tried again at 5.40pm, AO (Jodi’s mum’s partner) answered and said Jodi had left (or ‘just’ left).  Luke waited around a bit but by 7pm Jodi still hadn’t turned up so Luke called his mum and said if she came to the house, to tell her to go to the Abbey (popular hangout spot) and meet him there.  He then headed there and met his friends.

At 10.38pm Luke received a text from JuJ meant for Jodi, telling her to get home, and she was grounded again.  Luke called her back straight away to say he hadn’t seen Jodi.

At 10.49pm JuJ called Luke upset to say they couldn’t find Jodi and were calling the police.  Luke, a 14 year old child at the time, on a school night, insisted he was going to walk up to the house via Roan’s Dyke path and see if he could find Jodi.  He’d bring her home if he did, or let the adults decide what to do if he didn’t.

At 10.59pm JuJ called Luke, he informed herhe was at the Newbattle end of the secluded path and was walking up with his dog, Mia.

Luke claims to have walked up the path quickly with Mia.  He didn’t find Jodi, and, at the top of the path at the junction of Roans Dyke and Lady Path, met Jodi’s Gran (AW), Jodi’s sister (JaJ) and JaJ’s boyfriend (SK).  They are known as ‘The Search Trio’.  AW suggested that as Luke hadn’t seen Jodi on the way up, they would all walk back down again and have another look.

Mia the dog was being trained as a tracker dog and Luke asked if anyone had anything of Jodi’s for her to get a scent.  They didn’t.  Luke then informed Mia to “Seek Jodi, find Jodi” essentially putting the dog into ‘tracker mode’.  The search trio and Luke then made their way back down the path.

On the way down the path, Mia showed interest at a couple of areas, and Luke followed.  There is a point on Roan Dykes path, which has a wall around 7ft tall down one side, where the wall has a break in it, known as the ‘V’.  After the V, Mia suddenly stood up against the wall and began sniffing the air, indicating she had found something.  Luke doubled back because he couldn’t get over the wall at the point Mia was reacting, handed the lead to AW, climbed through the V and walked down a little behind the wall, where he declared “I think there’s something here”

At this point, SK climbed over the wall, then returned distressed.  AW wanted to see for herself so Luke and SK helped her over the wall.  AW then began to scream, and hearing this, JaJ began to scream too.

At 11.35pm, Luke placed a 999 call.  He told the operator they had found something and asked the police to hurry.  They then helped AW back over the wall.

At 11.38pm Luke’s phone rang, it was the police asking exactly where he was.

At 11.55pm, one of the first police officers on the scene radioed in to confirm they had found a body.

When Luke and the search trio got back up to the Easthouses end of the path, Luke was asked to get into the back of a police jeep with Mia.  The search trio were left to mingle with other family members who had made their way to the car park.  Luke, at 14, was taken to the police station for questioning, with no adult present.

How Luke’s Statement Changed: It didn’t. “

There is no requirement for an adult to be present when the individual is merely a witness. That changes immediately when upgraded to a suspect.

[Nicholas]

There is no requirement for an adult to be present when the individual is merely a witness. That changes immediately when upgraded to a suspect.

“Luke, at 14, was taken to the police station for questioning, with no adult present”

‘Adults’ were present

[Nicholas]

Who told Sandra Lean - bottom of page 70

‘although full forensics examination of the house had not yet been carried out’ ?

Was this Lynne Hall or Stephanie Bon?

LAWS31062 Miscarriages of Justice Claire McGourlay 2018-2019

By Claire Mcgourlay
an academic
Andrew Green and Fintan Walker also involved in course delivery

Actual innocence: when justice goes wrong and how to make it right - Jim Dwyer, Peter Neufeld, Barry Scheck 2003
Book  Not essential reading but a good overview of the USA system
 

Innocents betrayed: a true story of justice abandoned - Sandra Lean 2018
Book Further
 
 
Informative Pre-course Reading 2 items
These are not hard books to read and should give you a sense of what the course will be about.
The secret barrister: stories of the law and how it's broken 2018
Book  Also available as an eBook via VLE books - follow the 'Online Resource' link
 
Guilty until proven innocent: the crisis in our justice system - Jon Robbins 2018
Book  Also available as an EBSCO eBook - follow the 'Online Resource' link

https://manchester.rl.talis.com/lists/778B24E0-BE72-A647-1228-AC3012287E29.html

Stephanie Bon was a source for Sandra Lean’s book ‘No Smoke’

Excerpts below ⬇️ from copies of an 18th September 2006 email from Stephanie Bon to Andrew Green

Stephanie Bon Cc’d in Michael Naughton


’Hello Andrew

‘I have been contacted a quite few times by people in our situation whom I always redirect to you, also people who are interested in volunteering and again, I have referred them to you

‘I had an email last week from a girl from Suffolk (near me); her brother has been arrested by the same detective as Simon and Michael Heath is also the pathologist for the prosecution… there seems to be a pattern emerging… As the case is awaiting trial she wasn’t able to give me too much information on it but in her words, everything is circumstantial… Anyway, as I said, I offered my support as always and advised her to contact you and Innocent

‘I was just wondering if it could be good to perhaps try and organise some kind of family support days, perhaps once a month (or more or less dunno yet), initially, just to support people morally maybe? Who knows we could get a guest once in a while, someone with knowledge, even if just to reassure people that they are not alone. We could pass on Innocent details, promote the Innocence Project and generally show people that there is help out there if you know where to look. I know that when I started it too ages to find you and Ann and it’s thanks to you two, I am here today. I would hate to know of anyone struggling on their own, been there, done that.. it’s tough. I know that in our case Simon’s parents are completely lost, have no faith and don’t think that anyone is here to help, I know better and this is why I run the campaign

The ‘girl’ mentioned above was most likely a women - killer Kevin Nunn’s sister

‘Ann’ written about here by (Andrew Green) https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2010/jul/25/ann-craven-obituary

‘INNOCENT
Based in Manchester, INNOCENT was formed in 1993 and by members of families and friends of prisoners believed to be wrongly convicted. It has supported appeal cases and made submissions to the CCRC (innocent.org.uk).
We speak for victims of miscarriages of justice who are applicants to the CCRC, a group of people whose voices are not otherwise heard. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmhaff/1635/1635we08.htm

‘Dr Andrew Green, Co-Founder of INNOCENT and United Against Injustice (UAI), said: “We, who have for many years tried to help innocent people in prison and their families to challenge the wrongful convictions of which they are all victims, have long felt a desperate need for a concise explanation of the appeals process and how prosecution cases might be effectively challenged. I and colleagues in innocent prisoner support and campaigning organisations welcome the publication of this book, which will be of great assistance to us and to prisoners and their families.”
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/law/news/2010/189.html

‘Innocent’ was formed in the UK the year after Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld founded the US Innocence Project

[Nicholas]

Stephanie Bon was a source for Sandra Lean’s book ‘No Smoke’

Excerpts below ⬇️ from copies of an 18th September 2006 email from Stephanie Bon to Andrew Green

Stephanie Bon Cc’d in Michael Naughton


’Hello Andrew

‘I have been contacted a quite few times by people in our situation whom I always redirect to you, also people who are interested in volunteering and again, I have referred them to you

‘I had an email last week from a girl from Suffolk (near me); her brother has been arrested by the same detective as Simon and Michael Heath is also the pathologist for the prosecution… there seems to be a pattern emerging… As the case is awaiting trial she wasn’t able to give me too much information on it but in her words, everything is circumstantial… Anyway, as I said, I offered my support as always and advised her to contact you and Innocent

‘I was just wondering if it could be good to perhaps try and organise some kind of family support days, perhaps once a month (or more or less dunno yet), initially, just to support people morally maybe? Who knows we could get a guest once in a while, someone with knowledge, even if just to reassure people that they are not alone. We could pass on Innocent details, promote the Innocence Project and generally show people that there is help out there if you know where to look. I know that when I started it too ages to find you and Ann and it’s thanks to you two, I am here today. I would hate to know of anyone struggling on their own, been there, done that.. it’s tough. I know that in our case Simon’s parents are completely lost, have no faith and don’t think that anyone is here to help, I know better and this is why I run the campaign

‘…Just to support people morally’

?