Peter Sullivan was convicted of the murder of Diane Sindall in 1987, he was 31 at the time. He is now 68 and he has spent over half his life in jail for a crime that he did not commit.
DNA testing on preserved items recently proved to be that of an unknown man who has yet to be identified. No traces of Sullivan's DNA was found on the items.
DNA was first used in solving crimes in 1986 but was not used in this case for reasons unknown.
Had Peter Sullivan been convicted of this murder, prior to the suspension of the death penalty in 1965, it is almost certain that he would have been hanged for a crime he did not commit.
I can only imagine how terrible it must have been for Peter Sullivan and his family. Also for the family of Diane Sindall who have to live with the fact that Diane's murderer was never caught.
