Conviction: Murders on the Station is Netflix’s newest documentary to select up steam. The present, which initially landed in 2016 on the BBC, follows the investigation into the demise of Paula Poolton, a 40-year-old lady who was killed close to a railway station again in 2008.
Roger Kearney was jailed again in 2010 for no less than 15 years for her homicide, and spoke about desirous to show his innocence to HELLO! – and the most recent motion from Inside Justice – who’re campaigning to show his innocence. Roger was discovered responsible of murdering his lover, Pauline, again in 2010 and was sentenced to fifteen years in jail, the place he’s at the moment serving his sentence.
Talking by way of Inside Justice, Roger instructed HELLO!: “I didn’t kill Paula. I need the reality to come back out. I’m hoping the CCRC do every little thing inside their energy to assist me show my innocence. I pray the CCRC will fee the brand new forensic work Inside Justice has recognized and pursue the CCTV which is paramount as Hampshire Constabulary have destroyed or misplaced all different alternatives.
“I’m extraordinarily grateful for the work that Inside Justice has accomplished and continues to do and the loving help of my household.”
Louisa, Roger’s daughter, added: “My father will not be a killer. He was a primary aider, a security steward and a union rep – a helper. He’s now a educated Samaritan. I’ve by no means believed he’s able to killing Paula.
“Dad has missed out on a lot and I shall not hand over. The police have gone in opposition to all procedures and destroyed important proof, but nobody is asking why and even worse nobody is held accountable. I need individuals to begin asking questions and greater than something I need my dad house. The true killer continues to be on the market.”
Campaigners for Inside Justice have labored in the direction of his launch, citing that no forensic proof was discovered on the scene linking to Roger, and how the police misplaced, destroyed and contaminated proof, together with Paula’s clothes, going in opposition to statutory steerage.
In addition they declare that some individuals near Paula have since instructed that she was in a relationship with one other man near her demise. In 2020, they submitted a brand new utility to the Legal Circumstances Evaluation Fee and are nonetheless ready for an replace on their work.
Louise Shorter, the chief govt of Inside Justice, instructed HELLO!: “Roger Kearney was devastated when instructed that Hampshire Constabulary had misplaced and destroyed displays, which that they had an obligation to maintain in storage until he was launched from jail.
“On Roger’s behalf we lodged a proper criticism by way of the Unbiased Workplace for Police Conduct however had been instructed they might do nothing as a result of the illegal destruction of displays had taken place greater than 12 months earlier than – a weird coverage which severely undermines their authority.”
Roger had an affair with Paula on the time of her demise, having met her once they labored collectively as stewards at Southampton FC. Regardless of the bid to show his proof, Paula’s dad and mom haven’t modified their minds that he’s the person who killed their daughter, telling The Information Portsmouth: “He’s not harmless. Twelve jurors all agreed he was responsible.”
