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  1. www.heraldscotland.com › news › 12401131WHY? Silent and defiant to the end, Luke Mitchell denied the ...

    Jan 23, 2005 · ON Friday - day 42 of what had become the longest ever single-accused murder trial in Scottish history - the jury foreman rose to his feet in Edinburgh's high court and pierced the silence with a ...

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  2. www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk › news › scottishLuke Mitchell faces open-ended sentence for refusing to admit ...

    Nov 20, 2022 · Luke Mitchell leaving Edinburgh High Court (Image: PA) Scottish killer Luke Mitchell is facing an open-ended sentence because he is refusing to admit he is guilty of murdering Jodi Jones. The 31-year-old has always maintained his innocence after he was convicted in 2005 for the murder of his girlfriend Jodi Jones, after her body was found in woodland near Dalkeith in Midlothian in 2003.

  3. lukemitchelltrial.blogspot.com › 2024 › 06SCOTTISH COURTS & TRIBUNALS CONFIRM FACTS REGARDING TRIAL ...

    Jun 26, 2024 · Effectively, Luke Mitchell's trial was held in an open court and reported on daily by the media. These transcripts are a verbatim account of each day's proceedings, incorporating legal arguments which the jury were not always permitted to hear and occasionally required to leave the courtroom. The related background is comprehensively documented ...

  4. www.edinburghlive.co.uk › news › edinburgh-newsJodi Jones: Key questions and evidence ... - Edinburgh Live

    Mar 2, 2021 · More info. The brutal murder of Midlothian teenager Jodi Jones in 2003 and the subsequent conviction of her killer has been publicly re-examined following a controversial documentary. Over 16,000 have now signed a petition protesting the innocence of Luke Mitchell, who was found guilty of the brutal murder after a 10-month man hunt by police.

  5. www.pressreader.com › uk › the-herald-magazineA ‘truly evil’ murder that shocked Scotland ... a verdict ...

    Jul 29, 2023 · After the discovery, Mitchell was initially questioned as a witness but soon became the police’s prime suspect. Ten months later he was arrested and charged with Jodi’s murder. His trial, which began at the High Court in Edinburgh in November, 2004, would not finish until the following January.

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  7. www.edinburghlive.co.uk › news › edinburgh-newsMidlothian murderer Luke Mitchell has first bid for freedom ...

    Apr 17, 2024 · Scott Whibley, 18, was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, after a day biking with his best friend in Glentress on August 26. He spent two weeks in intensive care. News. all. Luke Mitchell's legal team have revealed that his first bid for freedom was rejected by the Scottish Parole Board as they claimed they "could not adequately assess ...

  8. www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com › news › crimeLuke Mitchell's lawyers deliver petition calling for ...

    Nov 16, 2022 · Mitchell was convicted of murdering Jodi in 2005, when he was 16, following a trial at the High Court in Edinburgh. He was sentenced to at least 20 years in prison, and has now been locked up for ...

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