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      • 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.
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  2. Sep 30, 2022 · Massey was only meant to spend a maximum of 20 years in prison - the life sentence that was handed to him after he was found guilty of murder. However, his sentence was considerably...

  3. Nov 21, 2019 · John Massey spent 43 years in prison after he killed a nightclub bouncer in 1975. But as part of the three-part series, his crime will be explored and analysed by criminologist Professor...

  4. May 3, 2018 · 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 members of ...

  5. John Massey, 69, was jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years for shooting a pub doorman in 1975, but served almost double that after escaping or absconding four times, three of them to sit at the deathbeds of his mother, father and one of his sisters.

  6. May 4, 2018 · BRITAIN’S longest-serving prisoner, who famously escaped from Pentonville Prison, was released on Wednesday after spending nearly 43 years behind bars. John Massey, 69, escaped from the Caledonian Road prison in 2012 to visit his mother on her death bed.

  7. John Massey, who served a total of 43 years behind bars, broke out of the Victorian prison on Caledonian Road after being refused parole, and was then turned down a compassionate visit to say goodbye to his dying mother.