Cocky killers who thought they could fool juries and judges
Their lies in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary failed to convince anyone
18:00, 27 FEB 2021
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The pain felt by the loved ones of murder victims is unimaginable.
Nothing can be worse than having someone you cherish torn from your life in the most brutal of circumstances and gone forever. But remorseless killers often add insult to injury by making grieving families endure the ordeal of sitting through trials and having to listen to their self-serving excuses in court.
Sometimes the lies told are so desperate that it is hard to believe even the person telling them believes they have a chance of conning a jury.
From killer gunmen to a fake cancer bride: 600 people locked up in Merseyside in 2020
Murderers, evil rapists, gangland thugs and bent cops were all jailed last year
Updated
L-R Clement Martin, Toni Standen and Lee Abbott
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Monster rapist, teenage killer and paedophile teacher jailed this week
An overview of the most serious cases linked to Merseyside over the last seven days
05:00, 14 DEC 2020
Updated
L-R Trevor Gleeson, Trene Colecozy-Rogers and Charles Ellis
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26 baby faced Merseyside criminals brought to justice in 2020
Teenagers have committed shocking crimes including murder, rape and robbery
05:00, 13 DEC 2020
L-R Jack O Connor, Leroy Allen and Dylan Thompson
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