Scott Lomax
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Scott Lomax is a campaigning journalist and true crime
author who is particularly noted as having written about the case of the convicted murderer Jeremy Bamber
and also about the innocence of Barry George
who was acquitted of the murder of Jill Dando on 1 August 2008 after a retrial ordered by the Court of Appeal.
He is author of a number of books and articles, the most notable being Who Killed Jill Dando
?, Justice for Jill and Jeremy Bamber
, Evil, Almost Beyond Belief?
His writing has helped with the research of television programmes and Lomax himself has appeared on television to discuss the cases.
Lomax has written stories, articles and books since the age of 8. His work concentrates on issues of justice and he claims his desire to fight for justice came from a conversation with his grandfather.
campaigner, having helped successfully campaign for the release of two men wrongly convicted of conspiring to commit armed robbery. Lomax ran the campaign for one of the men; James (Shay) Power. Lomax also helped run the Justice for Barry campaign to free Barry George.
One of Lomax's current cases is that of James Harry Reyos, an American Indian convicted of killing an Irish Priest in Texas, USA. Father Patrick Ryan was killed in Odessa, Texas, on 21 December 1981 and Reyos was found guilty two years later. Lomax runs the campaign to exonerate Reyos.
In addition to working on cases of alleged injustices, Lomax writes about unsolved murders in Derby, published in the autumn of 2009. He has also written about Jack the Ripper and the Mafia in New York, according to his website.
Lomax campaigns for tougher sentences for serious crimes such as paedophilia, rape and murder. He is campaigning to call for an end to many of the privileges enjoyed by prisoners. He has also campaigned for Peter Sutcliffe (the Yorkshire Ripper) to be moved from Broadmoor
secure hospital, to a prison.
In 2009 Lomax made an appeal bid to have the sentences of Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer (convicted of murdering two French students in London) increased to whole life tariffs.
True crime
True crime is a non-fiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.The crimes most commonly include murder, but true crime works have also touched on other legal cases. Depending on the writer, true crime can adhere strictly to...
author who is particularly noted as having written about the case of the convicted murderer Jeremy Bamber
Jeremy Bamber
Jeremy Nevill Bamber was convicted in England in 1986 of murdering five members of his adoptive family—his father, mother, sister, and her six-year-old twin sons—at his parents' home at White House Farm, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, in the early hours of 7 August 1985...
and also about the innocence of Barry George
Barry George
Barry Michael George is a British man who was wrongly convicted on 2 July 2001 of the murder of British television presenter Jill Dando. His murder conviction was judged unsafe by the Court of Appeal and was quashed on 15 November 2007...
who was acquitted of the murder of Jill Dando on 1 August 2008 after a retrial ordered by the Court of Appeal.
He is author of a number of books and articles, the most notable being Who Killed Jill Dando
Jill Dando
Jill Wendy Dando was an English journalist, television presenter and newsreader who worked for the BBC for 14 years. She was murdered by gunshot outside her home in Fulham, West London; her killer has never been identified....
?, Justice for Jill and Jeremy Bamber
Jeremy Bamber
Jeremy Nevill Bamber was convicted in England in 1986 of murdering five members of his adoptive family—his father, mother, sister, and her six-year-old twin sons—at his parents' home at White House Farm, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, in the early hours of 7 August 1985...
, Evil, Almost Beyond Belief?
His writing has helped with the research of television programmes and Lomax himself has appeared on television to discuss the cases.
Lomax has written stories, articles and books since the age of 8. His work concentrates on issues of justice and he claims his desire to fight for justice came from a conversation with his grandfather.
Campaigns
Lomax is a human rightsHuman rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
campaigner, having helped successfully campaign for the release of two men wrongly convicted of conspiring to commit armed robbery. Lomax ran the campaign for one of the men; James (Shay) Power. Lomax also helped run the Justice for Barry campaign to free Barry George.
One of Lomax's current cases is that of James Harry Reyos, an American Indian convicted of killing an Irish Priest in Texas, USA. Father Patrick Ryan was killed in Odessa, Texas, on 21 December 1981 and Reyos was found guilty two years later. Lomax runs the campaign to exonerate Reyos.
In addition to working on cases of alleged injustices, Lomax writes about unsolved murders in Derby, published in the autumn of 2009. He has also written about Jack the Ripper and the Mafia in New York, according to his website.
Lomax campaigns for tougher sentences for serious crimes such as paedophilia, rape and murder. He is campaigning to call for an end to many of the privileges enjoyed by prisoners. He has also campaigned for Peter Sutcliffe (the Yorkshire Ripper) to be moved from Broadmoor
Broadmoor
-Places:Canada* Broadmoor Boulevard, Sherwood Park, AlbertaUnited Kingdom* Broad Moor, an alternative name for Naseby Field, site of a famous battle of the English Civil War...
secure hospital, to a prison.
In 2009 Lomax made an appeal bid to have the sentences of Dano Sonnex and Nigel Farmer (convicted of murdering two French students in London) increased to whole life tariffs.