The hunt for the real killer

August 26th, 2010 at 12:00 pm by David Farrar

The Dom Post reports:

The lawyer of convicted killer John Barlow hopes renewed publicity about the case will uncover new evidence that could clear his client’s name. …

Barlow’s lawyer, Greg King, said if new evidence was uncovered he could go to the governor-general for a royal pardon or to have the case referred back to the Court of Appeal.

“I think what is absolutely clear from John is that this isn’t the end of it. He will continue his fight to clear his name.

John Barlow, just like OJ Simpson, will not rest until the real killer is found.

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HoS on Barlow’s release

August 22nd, 2010 at 5:56 am by David Farrar

The HoS editorial:

Another ‘innocent’ man is about to get out of prison.

Convicted double killer John Barlow will next week walk free from Wellington’s Rimutaka Prison after serving about 15 years for the execution-style killings of father and son Eugene and Gene Thomas in 1995.

Barlow was convicted at a third trial after the first two juries could not agree on a verdict. He has had a Privy Council appeal dismissed. The 64-year-old will walk out to the support of his wife, Angela, and daughter Keryn.

The family maintains Barlow is innocent. Keryn has even completed the first draft of a book on the case, which she says reveals some of the torment the family has had to suffer.

As the old joke goes, everyone in prison is innocent.

As for torment and suffering, well my thoughts remain with the Thomas family who lost a father and son. There is no parole for them.

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Barlow still guilty

July 9th, 2009 at 12:00 am by David Farrar

NZPA report:

Convicted double murderer John Barlow has lost his final bid to have his convictions overturned, as the Privy Council in London ruled against his appeal today. The five law lords that heard Barlow’s appeal tonight announced that while he had an arguable case, on the evidence he was properly convicted by the jury.

“The Board accordingly concludes…that, while the introduction of the misleading evidence…was indeed a miscarriage, no substantial miscarriage of justice actually occured,” the judgement said.

In other words, there was lots of other evidence.

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