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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Emily Dugan

‘The dice is loaded’: the fight to clear Oliver Campbell’s name after 34 years

Oliver Campbell
Experts said Campbell, who confessed during the 11th of 14 police interviews, scored ‘abnormally high’ for acquiescence. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA Media

When Oliver Campbell’s lawyer first visited his client a quarter of a century ago, he recalls a prison officer pointing him towards a tall, shy man grooming a horse.

Despite serving a life sentence for murder, Campbell, who had severe learning difficulties, was so vulnerable that he was moved to an open prison at the earliest opportunity.

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