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Bridgewater Four

1978 in British law1978 in England1978 murders in the United Kingdom1997 in British law1997 in England
Court of Appeal (England and Wales) casesCrime in StaffordshireHistory of StaffordshireMurder trials in the United KingdomOverturned convictions in EnglandPages where birth or death is being automatically determinedQuantified groups of defendantsQuartetsTrials in EnglandUnsolved murders in England
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The Bridgewater Four were four men who were tried and found guilty of killing 13-year-old paperboy Carl Bridgewater, who was shot in the head at close range near Stourbridge, England, in 1978. In February 1997, after almost two decades of imprisonment, their convictions were overturned and the three surviving defendants were released; the fourth defendant had died in prison two years into his sentence. Bridgewater's murder remains unsolved. The investigations were carried out by the West Midlands Serious Crime Squad, which was later disbanded after an inquiry into corruption and mismanaged investigations.

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Wolverhampton Road, South Staffordshire

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