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  1. Massey in 2022. John Massey (born 1948) is an English former prisoner who was the longest-serving prisoner in the United Kingdom, having been imprisoned for nearly 43 years by the time he was paroled. He received a mandatory life sentence, with a minimum term of 20 years, for the murder of Charlie Higgins, a pub doorman, in 1975, but spent more ...

  2. Nov 21, 2019 · A brand-new documentary series What Makes A Murderer will air on Channel 4 tonight - and it harbours a harrowing story. John Massey spent 43 years in prison after he killed a nightclub bouncer in ...

  3. May 3, 2018 · EXCLUSIVE. BRITAIN’S longest-serving prisoner was released yesterday (Wednesday) after spending nearly 43 years behind bars. John Massey, 69, was convicted of the 1975 murder of pub doorman Charlie Higgins. He was handed a mandatory 20-year life sentence but spent more than twice as long in jail after escaping twice to say goodbye to dying ...

  4. Mar 16, 2023 · Thursday, 16th March 2023 — By Dan Carrier. John Massey outside Pentonville Prison. HOW a prisoner serving a life sentence managed to escape over the walls of Pentonville Prison can now be revealed – more than 10 years after the jail break.

  5. The recent case of John Massey, a lifer, who has served over 32 years of his life sentence (now aged 64) and was released on licence in 2007 exemplifies just how easy it is for the Probation Service and, indeed, the Parole Board to inflate risk when no real risk exists.

  6. Sep 30, 2022 · How long did John Massey spend in prison? Massey ended up spending a total of 43 years in prison. As a result, the convicted killer spent more than half his life...

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  8. Nov 17, 2016 · Thursday, 17th November 2016 — By Dan Carrier. John Massey in 1976 and after his escape in 2012. BRITAIN’S longest-serving prisoner has been denied parole for a third time in three years.