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PARIAH – COLIN STAGG
by Colin Stagg and Ted Hynds |
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304 pages |
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04 Dec 2007 |
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978-1906015107 |
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£17.99 |
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£11.87 + p&p |
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£6.12 |
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| Synopsis |
A POWERFUL EXPLORATION OF A MURDER SO VILE THAT IT ALLOWED AN INNOCENT MAN TO BECOME THE MOST HATED PERSON IN BRITAIN …
On a July morning in 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell was horrifically stabbed and sexually assaulted in broad daylight on Wimbledon Common. In 1994, Colin Stagg, the only man ever to have been charged with her murder, was cleared of the killing that had shocked the nation. His name was seared on the public consciousness as that of ‘the man who got away with murder’. He suffered verbal abuse, physical attacks, hate mail, death threats and had no chance of ever being gainfully employed. He has been leading the life of a pariah, suffering at the hands of a lynch-mob mentality that could not accept his innocence. Now, finally, the tide is turning. Recent scientific advances have pointed to a genuine prime suspect in the case – a convicted multiple killer and rapist… In Pariah, Colin Stagg examines the tragedy of the murder of Rachel Nickell from his own perspective and the flawed police investigation that failed them both. |
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Colin Stagg has made the Home Office finally face the terrible injustice done to him. Speaking to veteran Fleet Street reporter Ted Hynds – for years his only friend in the media – he reveals the torment of being the most hated man in Britain. And, in his own words, he describes the salvation in finally finding love against all the odds. |
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3 Reviews 
by D-PAK (London) on 15 Jan 2008
This excellently written book brings the case up to date, with the latest evidence involving a new suspect that overwhelmingly proves the innocence of Colin Stagg and shows how badly botched the whole investigation was. In addition to the background facts, this book brings out the raw emotion of Colin Stagg the human being - something the police and press forgot about. Reading this book gives a powerful insight into the impact of the police mind-games on an innocent man.
The book is somewhat gentle in handling "Lizzie James", the undercover policewoman who volunteered for an undercover police operation that played with Stagg's mind. Those familiar with the case will recall that Lizzie James told the jury that at one stage Stagg showed her the position of the body (based on a picture the police had shown him). This in itself was not in dispute, but she also claimed falsely in her testimony that he had shown her the position of the hands, which were not visible in the picture. (Interestingly, none of the other police officers nearby were able or willing to back up the Lizzie James claim on the position of the hands, despite the fact that there were THIRTY plain clothes police officers on watch to ensure her safety!).
Yet later, Lizzie James secured £125,000 of taxpayers money in "compensation" for "psychological damage" (to which she was not entitled) on a basis that the police were negligent in letting her participate in the operation! This was done with the collaboration of the Police Federation. Colin Stagg was never compensated for the psychological damage that Lizzie James knowingly caused him!
However, the strongest criticism in the book is reserved for Paul Britton, the psychologist who designed the undercover operation. The main criticism against him is not for the undercover operation itself but rather for Britton's subsequent attempts to rewrite history. After the new suspect came into the public spotlight with the new DNA evidence, Britton came out of the woodwork and claimed that he told the police at the time of some earlier murders that those murders were linked to the murder of Rachel Nickell. But in Paul Britton's own book he stated that he told the police the exact opposite!
This book also exposes Paul Britton's dishonesty in claiming that he was exonerated by the British Psychological Society for unethical conduct. In fact Britton's lawyer got the case thrown out on the technicality that there had been too many delays and it would be "unfair" to proceed now. (This reviewer was at the BPS hearing and can confirm this to be the case.)
The book also cogently argues that it was Paul Britton himself who casued the delays. Britton's lawyers argued that Stagg's lawyers had caused the delays. But they did this safe in the knowledge that neither Stagg nor his lawyers would be allowed to challenge this claim.
In conclusion then: an excellent book which updates the reader on a tragic and shocking case.
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by D-PAK (London) on 15 Jan 2008
by Paul Boon "boonie" (Brighton, England) on 18 Dec 2007
For those of you who dont know Colin Stagg, this is probably one of the most interesting real life stories you will ever read. For those of you who do know his story, you will be amazed to hear it in his own words to discover exactly what this man went through while being wrongly accused of murder. You can tell from the way it is written that Stagg is slightly bitter about the way he has been treated but after reading the book i must say i cannot blame him! It is an incredibly interesting read, well writted and is a real page turner. I loverd it!
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by Paul Boon "boonie" (Brighton, England) on 18 Dec 2007 
by David Kessler "justicewarrior" (UK) on 13 Jan 2008
This excellently written book brings the case up to date, with the latest evidence involving a new suspect that overwhelmingly proves the innocence of Colin Stagg and shows how badly botched the whole investigation was.
Unlike my own book on the case - which was highly technical in its approach - this book brings out the raw emotion of Colin Stagg the human being (something the police and press forgot about). Reading this book gives a powerful insight into the impact of the police mind-games on an innocent man.
The book is somewhat gentle in handling "Lizzie James", the undercover policewoman who volunteered for an undercover police operation that played with Stagg's mind. Those familiar with the case will recall that Lizzie James told the jury that at one stage Stagg showed her the position of the body (based on a picture the police had shown him). This in itself was not in dispute but she also claimed falsely in her testimony that he had shown her the position of the hands, which was not visible in the picture. This was one of the key false prosecution claims on a basis of which they sought to convict Stagg.
Yet later, this perjurer of a police officer secured £125,000 in compensation for "psychological damage" on a basis that the police were negligent in letting her participate in the operation. Colin was never compensated for the psychological damage that Lizzie James caused him - and one can't escape the feeling that Lizzie James suing the Met is like a whore suing a Madame!
However, the strongest criticism in the book is reserved for Paul Britton, the psychologist who designed the undercover operation. The main criticism against him is not for the undercover operation itself but rather for Britton's subsequent attempts to rewrite history. After the new suspect came into the public spotlight with the new DNA evidence, Britton came out of the woodwork and claimed that he told the police at the time of some earlier murders that those murders were linked to the murder of Rachel Nickell. But in Paul Britton's own book he stated that he told the police the exact opposite!
This book also exposes Paul Britton's dishonesty in claiming that he was exonerated by the British Psychological Society for unethical conduct. In fact Britton's lawyer got the case thrown out on the technicality that there had been too many delays and it would be "unfair" to proceed now. (This reviewer was at the BPS hearing and can confirm this to be the case.)
The book also cogently argues that it was Paul Britton himself who caused the delays. Britton's lawyers argued falsely that Stagg's lawyers had caused the delays; but neither Stagg nor his lawyers were allowed to challenge this bogus claim - which probably emboldened Britton's lawyers in putting the claim to the disciplinary committee of the BPS, safe in the knowledge that it could not be challenged.
In conclusion then: an excellent book which updates the reader on a tragic and shocking case.
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