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Peter Sullivan Exonerated After 38 Years for 1986 Murder

4/21/2026

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Diane Sindall was murdered on August 2, 1986, in Birkenhead, and her body was found in an alley.
Peter Sullivan was wrongfully convicted and spent 38 years in prison before DNA exonerated him in 2023.
An ex-Merseyside Police officer says he warned superiors about a pattern of violent attacks before Sindall's murder but was told not to investigate.
Merseyside Police have no evidence linking the murder to other offenses.

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Story summary

Diane Sindall was murdered on August 2, 1986, in Birkenhead, and her body was found in an alley.
Peter Sullivan was wrongfully convicted and spent 38 years in prison before DNA exonerated him in 2023.
An ex-Merseyside Police officer says he warned superiors about a pattern of violent attacks before Sindall's murder but was told not to investigate.
Merseyside Police have no evidence linking the murder to other offenses.