This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. This podcast is intended

for a mature audience. Listen a caution is advised. They walk among us as part of the

cast creator network. The young woman had been brutally murdered and her body was found

a short distance from her home. It appeared to be an open and shut case when a man admitted

the crime. However, it soon became clear there was a problem with his conviction. Have the

wrong person been punished for the murder of Patricia Karen? Welcome to season 7 episode 51 of

They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True crime. Please listen to season 7 episode 50 for part

one of this two part case. After a prolonged period of unrest, life in White

Abbey was finally returning to normal. Locals breathe the desire for relief, knowing that Patricia

Karen's murderer was safely locked up in Hollywood mental hospital. In February of 1958, however,

six years after the killing, a headline in the people newspaper read,

this boy did not kill Pat Karen. The article was penned by reporter Duncan Webb.

Webb revealed that he had been conducting his own investigation into the murder for the past six

months and had uncovered evidence that he believed proved that he and Hay Gordon was in fact innocent.

The article began. The verdict on Gordon at his trial in March 1953 was guilty but in say.

It is my verdict that he was not guilty. He was not insane and he is not insane today.

Webb disclosed that during his investigation he interviewed people who did not testify at Gordon's

trial. These potential witnesses suggested there was overwhelming doubt about the killer's identity.

Webb also announced he had evidence to show that Gordon's alleged admission was a false confession.

Webb submitted this evidence to Lieutenant Colonel Walter Topping, Northern Ireland's

Minister for Home Affairs and was warned there could be some challenges if the case were to be

reopened. However, the reporter was confident the Topping would do all he could to see justice done.

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