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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 · John Massey is a 74-year-old convicted killer and one of Britain's longest-serving prisoners. Massey is reported to have done time inside almost every prison in the UK,...

  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...

  4. May 3, 2018 · 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 his close-knit family in Kentish Town.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Nov 17, 2016 · BRITAIN’S longest-serving prisoner has been denied parole for a third time in three years. Speaking to the New Journal from Rochester Prison, John Massey said he felt he was being punished for a breakout motivated by a wish to see his dying mother before she passed away.