Murder Of Lesley Molseed
Lesley Susan Molseed (14 August 1964 – 5 October 1975) was an eleven-year old girl from Turf Hill, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, who was found dead on Rishworth Moor in West Yorkshire after being murdered.
Stefan Ivan Kiszko (24 March 1952 – 23 December 1993), a 23-year-old local tax clerk of Ukrainian/Slovenian parentage, served 16 years in prison after he was wrongly convicted of her sexual assault and murder. His ordeal was described by one MP as "the worst miscarriage of justice of all time." Kiszko was released in 1992 after forensic evidence showed that he could not have committed the murder. He died in December 1993. Ronald Castree was eventually found guilty of the crime on 12 November 2007.
Read more about Murder Of Lesley Molseed: Crime and Subsequent Developments, Poor Defence, Unsuccessful Appeal, Years in Prison As A Convicted Child Killer, Case Reopened, Cleared of Murder, Release and Death, Police Cleared of Any Wrongdoing, Castree's Arrest and Conviction
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