Peter Sullivan UK Murder Conviction Overturned After 38 Years

Peter Sullivan, who spent 38 years in prison for the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, has had his conviction quashed by the UK Court of Appeal after new DNA evidence revealed the presence of an unknown profile on semen found at the crime scene. The court ruled that the conviction was unsafe, with legal representatives and judges agreeing that had this DNA evidence been available at the time, prosecution would have been unlikely. Sullivan's case, supported by the Criminal Cases Review Commission, also raised concerns about bite mark evidence and the admissibility of confessions. At 68, Sullivan is recognized as the victim of the longest miscarriage of justice involving a living prisoner in UK history. The quashing of his conviction marks the culmination of multiple appeals and renewed forensic testing that fundamentally challenged the original verdict. Sullivan appeared emotional as the court ordered his release, ending decades of wrongful imprisonment.