We are seeing so many people quote sandra leans book as there source, the only source for facts on the case.
My question is she a credible source?
Reading these forums and other places online:
There is real question as to how long sandra really knew the mitchell family before its claimed
Books with various misleading claims - "typos" on names, wrong info on dna and more. Its clear she is a very active member on these support social media groups, why doesnt she correct any of the rubbish that is posted?
Its been claimed shes been seen on various forums misleading , lying, using various account names , attacking different familys?
She has a history of supporting failed campains. Some have went onto to admit guilt and some failed appeals etc etc. How many successful campains has she lead or been involved in?
Her partner at the time now ex was the name on the first website/forum to support luke mitchell and run the website from shetland and sandras home when he stayed there. It was closed, said to because of issues of the charitys accounts? Billy middleton from shetland ( google him, very shady )
Its also said online sandra said to mrs hall she had doubts over luke mitchells innocence in 2014? Simon hall is someone who sandra campained for and featured in one of her books. He later admitted his guilt
Not sure if ive missed anything, just some things ive picked up browsing.
Good question.
My own reply to this won't, IMO, be a popular one !
I actually admire Sandra Lean for standing up for convicted people whom she believes to be innocent, even if she sometimes gets it wrong (and, after all, she isn't the only person who gets things wrong). She may have been wrong about two of the people whose cases she discusses in her first book, "No Smoke", but she did put forward credible reasons why she thought they might be victims of a MOJ---in my opinion.
As far as I can see, she is the only person to have written a book on Luke's case, and, IMO, she has researched it well. I can't see why she shouldn't be a reliable source, or why she should have written a book full of lies (as some seem to believe).
I never saw the Wrongly Accused Person's website, which some people on here have referred to. It disappeared long before I had ever heard of Sandra Lean or Luke Mitchell.
She claims not to have known the Mitchell family before Jodi's murder. I tend to believe her---why shouldn't I?
I have come across her on two other forums, and she uses her real name on both. I don't know whether she sometimes uses a pseudonym-----but then, I use one ! As far as I have seen, she takes time to answer people's questions, and she isn't rude to anyone.
I don't know much about her dealings with Billy Middleton (and yes, I do know who he is). It doesn't bother me that they ran a website together, or even whether they were "partners" (if they were).
I'm not so keen on her campaigning-----I'm not keen on "campaigning" in general, to be honest. I don't particularly like support groups either. Nor do I like the fact that she appears to be anti the Covid vax, but I suppose that's none of my business!
