Bridgewater Four
1978 in British law1978 in England1978 murders in the United Kingdom1997 in British law1997 in England ... and 10 more
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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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