Double Jeopardy
Shocked by the failure to convict her daughter鈥檚 killer, a mother fights for justice by taking on the legal establishment and overturning an 800-year-old law.
Beginning in 1989, this episode tells the story of a murder in Billingham in Teesside that would lead to one mother challenging an 800-year-old law.
In November 1989, Julie Hogg, a young single mother, disappeared without word, leaving her parents and young son distraught. Three months later her body was found and a suspect arrested. Weaving together interviews with Julie鈥檚 mother Ann and Julie鈥檚 son Kevin, as well as friends, journalists, police officers and leading politicians, the programme tells the story of how the failure to convict her daughter鈥檚 killer led Ann Ming to overturn the law on double jeopardy.
After a jury failed to convict her daughter鈥檚 murderer, Billy Dunlop, Ann fearlessly took on the political and legal establishments in a campaign to overturn the ancient law of double jeopardy. Ann knew that unless the law was reformed, Dunlop could never face a re-trial. After years of tireless campaigning, Ann finally succeeded and in 2006 Dunlop was tried again and became the first person to be convicted under the newly reformed double jeopardy law.
As this episode traces the twists and turns of Ann鈥檚 campaign, the story of other cases that benefited from the legal changes are also explored, from Gary Dobson and Clifford Norris, the killers of Stephen Lawrence, who were convicted in 2012, to the killer of Surjit Chokkar, finally convicted 18 years after his murder.
Exploring the ripples of one single case, the programme explores how one mother鈥檚 determination to get justice for her daughter would lead to an historic change in the law that has benefited other families who had also seen the killers of their loved ones walk free.
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Challenging the law to get justice
Duration: 01:49
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The Blaze
Queens
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Craig Armstrong
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Atomos VI
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Symphony Pathetique
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears
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Julia Kent
Tourbillon
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Narrator | Priyanga Burford |
Executive Producer | Colette Flight |
Series Producer | Nancy Bornat |
Production Company | Wall to Wall Media |
Director | Karen McGann |
Broadcasts
- Wed 16 Oct 2019 21:00
- Thu 17 Oct 2019 23:2091热爆 Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
- Sat 2 Nov 2019 02:15
- Tue 6 Apr 2021 21:00
- Wed 7 Apr 2021 02:25
- Tue 17 Jan 2023 22:00
- Wed 18 Jan 2023 02:00
- Wed 31 Jul 2024 21:00
- Thu 1 Aug 2024 02:25