THE CAMEO CONSPIRACY. A Shocking True Story of Murder and Injustice

Skelly (George)

ISBN 10: 1904380727 / ISBN 13: 9781904380726

Published by Waterside Press, 2011

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New softcover. SIGNED. 'The true story of Liverpool's Cameo Cinema murders vividly demonstrates the need to guard against police corruption and legal manipulations. George Kelly was hanged in 1950 for shooting dead two men early in 1949: the manager of the Cameo Cinema, Wavertree and his assistant. Undeniably from the wrong side of the tracks and involved in petty crimes of the post-Second World War era, Kelly and his co-accused Charles Connolly (who went to prison for ten years) found themselves expertly 'fitted-up' as riff-raff in a Kafkesque nightmare. This is the definitive book on the Cameo Cinema Case - a superbly worked account of an astonishing miscarriage of justice. It is also a snapshot of social history, or a time when fabrication of evidence and denial of a fair trial could ensure 'good riddance to bad rubbish'. Nothing can put right a wrongful execution although in 2003 - following publication of the original version of this book - Kelly and Connolly were posthumously cleared by the Court of Appeal. The judgement condemned their 'unsafe convictions' and 'unfair trial' as a tragic breakdown in the administration of justice, 'which was to be deeply regretted'. This new expanded edition tells the whole shocking story.' Illus. + Index. 367pp. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Trade size softcover. New.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE CAMEO CONSPIRACY. A Shocking True Story of Murder and Injustice
• Publisher: Waterside Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1904380727
• ISBN 13: 9781904380726
• Binding: Softcover / Paperback
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: signed by author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Miscarriages of Justice

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Synopsis

George Kelly was hanged in 1950 for shooting dead two men early in 1949: the manager of Liverpool's Cameo Cinema and his assistant. Undeniably from the wrong side of the tracks and involved in petty crimes in the post-Second World War era, Kelly and his co-accused Charles Connolly (who went to prison for 10 years) found themselves expertly 'fitted-up' as riff-raff in a Kafkaesque nightmare. This definitive book on the Cameo Cinema case is a superbly worked account of an astonishing miscarriage of justice. It is also a snapshot of social history, of a time when fabrication of evidence and denial of the right to a fair trial could be a means of ensuring 'good riddance to bad rubbish.' The true story vividly demonstrates the need to guard against police corruption and legal manipulation. Nothing can put right Kelly's wrongful execution, although in 2003 - following publication of the original edition of this book - Kelly and Connolly were posthumously cleared by the Court of Appeal. The judgement condemned the 'unsafe convictions' and the 'unfair trial' as a tragic breakdown in the administration of justice, which was to be deeply regretted. This new, third edition tells the whole story from investigation, trial, sentence, and execution, to posthumous pardon.

About the Author

George Skelly is also the author of the forthcoming Waterside Press Publication, Murderers or Martyrs, about an equally disturbing case and in which he argues that the Cameo case was no isolated blip.