Age: 60
Sex: male
Crime: murder
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Place: River Ely
Source: www.thelawpages.com
John Pope was convicted of the murder of Karen Skipper.
She was found dead in the River Ely in 1996.
He was first convicted of her murder in 2009 but his conviction was quashed. However, he was retried and convicted again in 2011.
Karen Skipper's former husband had first been tried for her murder in 1997 but was acquitted.
Karen Skipper had been attacked whilst out walking her dogs and had had her lower clothing removed and her hands tied behind her back and was then thrown into the river where she drowned.
see BBC
