BBC Rough Justice: The Case of the Confused Chemicals

In January 1970, a 16 year old South Shields girl, Eileen McDougall disappeared without trace. Nine years later, the remains of a young girl were found in a petrol storage tanker at Velva Liquids in South Shields.
Detail:
In 1979 the naked, dismembered body of a young girl was found in a petrol storage tank in South Shields. Forensic scientists were able to identify her and to say that she could have been in the tank for as long as nine years Even more surprisingly, the police were able to convict a man of her murder. ,
Ernie Clarke got life. He's still serving his sentence in Wakefield Jail. For the past year the Rough Justice team has been re-investigating his case.
They have now -with the help of a leading forensic scientist-totally discredited the main evidence against Clarke.
Rough Justice demonstrates how Clarke Should never have been convicted.
(first broadcast 2 November 1983)
Reporter Martin Young
Film editor M. A. C. ADAMS Producer PETER HILL
Contributors
Ernie Clarke
Editor: M. A. C. Adams
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[@thunderous-one]

Thankyou for the upload. Back when TV was worth watching.

[@sashaboo72]

This is so very sad. That poor man

[@Britishlady12]

Great videos my friend .. I remember these programs..it’s great to see how Britain used to be .. ❤❤

[@arserobinson7118]

Ernie was released 11 years after this aired in 1994 after serving 14 years, he died in 2001

[@jamieogorman9461]

I Remember watching this when it first aired on tv. Wonder what the outcome was?

[@arserobinson7118]

Ernie got out in 1994 after numerous failed appeals, and died 2001

[@sammyb1651]

24:15 You're welcome.

[@MsVanorak]

what happened?

[@MsVanorak]

wait . . . . . what am i looking at?

[@sammyb1651]

@@MsVanorak a MASSIVE pair of eyes.

[@MsVanorak]

@@sammyb1651 that's not what i saw in slo-mo. a mutilated hand where one finger has been removed and and used to lengthen two of the others.

[@MsVanorak]

@@sammyb1651 or it could be thalidomide