Raymond Hewlett did not abduct Maddie...

It is, however, very possible that he may have murdered Lesley Molseed.

Continue Reading... Labels: Christopher Coverdale, Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Ireland, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, Raymond Hewlett, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Innocents: 

How Justice Failed Stefan Kiszko and Lesley Molseed

 Jonathan Rose (Author), Steve Panter (Author), Trevor Wilkinson (Author)
Publisher: Fourth Estate, London, 1997 - ISBN: 1857024028 (Out of Print)

In 1975 eleven-year-old Lesley Molseed was abducted and stabbed to death on a Pennine moor, her killer having ejaculated over her body. Stefan Kiszko confessed to her murder and spent 16 years in jail. At the time no positive forensic evidence was offered. He was released in 1991 when the Law Lords declared he could not have been the killer.

(Note: Raymond Hewlett is named in this book as the prime suspect in the murder of Lesley Molseed.)

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Jonathan Rose, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Stefan Kiszko, Steve Panter, Trevor Wilkinson, West Yorkshire Police

Not the first time YOU don't have a right to know

The murder of Lesley Molseed was also exempt from the public's RIGHT TO KNOW. The Mirror submitted an FOI request for the police files to be released in 2007. The request was denied. Note that Max McLean is also in the news regarding the McCann case. He traveled to Germany to interview Raymond Hewlett.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, Max McLean, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

DNA proof traps real killer after 32 years

15 November 2007 
The New Paper

He lived like a free man for 32 years. He kept quiet as an innocent man was sent to jail for his horrendous crime. But, on Monday, justice was finally served on UK comic-book dealer Ronald Castree, 54, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting and killing an 11-year-old girl, Lesley Molseed, in 1975. His DNA samples matched the semen stains found in Lesley's underwear. Judge Openshaw, who presided over the trial, recommended at least 30 years in prison without parole for Castree, reported The Times, London.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Max McLean, paedophiles, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Police in the dock

14 November 2007
Mirror
Sue Carroll

In 1975, when 11-year-old Lesley Molseed was stabbed to death and her body dumped on a remote moor, the police approach to suspects was, to say the least, robust. Think of DCI Gene Hunt in 70s-style TV cop show Life On Mars and his determination to secure a conviction at any cost. We must assume it was this attitude which led to an innocent man, Stefan Kiszko, serving 16 years for a crime he didn't commit.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Two faced charges of perverting course of justice

13 November 2007
Yorkshire Post

The retired forensic scientist and senior police officer faced being prosecuted for perverting the course of justice over Stefan Kiszko's conviction. Appeal court judges were told that the evidence that Stefan Kiszko could not have been responsible for the semen stains found on Lesley Molseed's body was available at the time of the trial - but was never disclosed to the defence.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police

Timeline Molseed case - Manchester Evening News

October 5, 1975: Lesley Molseed, 11, disappears while running an errand for her
13 November 2007
Manchester Evening News

Timeline:

Continue Reading... Labels: Campbell Malone, Crown Prosecution Service, Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police

Girl's killer jailed, 32 years after she was murdered

13 November 2007
The Guardian
Martin Wainwright
Comic dealer told he must serve at least 30 years DNA evidence cleared wrongly jailed tax clerk


A dealer in children's comics was jailed for life yesterday for the frenzied murder of schoolgirl Lesley Molseed on Yorkshire moorland 32 years ago. Ronald Castree, 54, a father of two, was condemned by a judge for destroying a second innocent life after staying silent as a tax clerk, Stefan Kiszko, served 16 years for the killing. Castree, who was convicted by a majority verdict after 11 1/2 hours, claimed in tears from the dock that he was the victim of a second miscarriage of justice.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, Max McLean, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police

Conviction too late for victim of 'worst miscarriage of justice of all time

13 November 2007
The Times
Russell Jenkins

The family of Stefan Kiszko said last night that they hoped Ronald Castree "rots in Hell" for ruining the lives of two families. Ann Kiszko, the aunt of the former Inland Revenue tax clerk, is one of the few surviving members of the Ukrainian clan who came to work in the cotton mills of Rochdale after the Second World War. She always knew that Stefan, a lumbering giant of a man whose size belied his gentleness, was innocent of Lesley Molseed's murder. It was simply not in his nature.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Justice ..32 yrs late

13 November 2007
Mirror
Paul Byrne and Patrick Mulchrone
EXCLUSIVE Child sex fiend who murdered Lesley gets life in jail

Child sex killer Ron Castree who let an innocent man serve 16 years for his crime was told yesterday he would probably die in jail. The kinky comic book dealer was finally convicted of stabbing to death Lesley Molseed, 11, 32 years after he dumped her body on moorland. Lesley's family was jubilant. Mum April Garrett said: "Our long quest for justice for her is now over."

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Max McLean, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Luck runs out for predator who boasted of exploits

13 November 2007
The Times
Russell Jenkins

While an innocent man languished in jail for the murder of Lesley Molseed her real killer ran a business selling American superhero comics. When it was finally conceded that Stefan Kiszko could not have murdered the child, the real killer was posing in a Batman baseball cap and telling one national newspaper that "the timeless appeal of the comic is escapism".

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

No prosecutions for Molseed police

13 November 2007
Yorkshire Evening Post

IN the aftermath of the clearing of Stefan Kiszko a retired top West Yorkshire detective and a senior Harrogate forensic scientist faced charges of perverting the course of justice.  But the prosecutions of former Det Supt Dick Holland - who later in his career was deputy head of the Yorkshire Ripper inquiry - and Ronald Outteridge did not proceed and reporting of their 1995 court hearing was banned.

Continue Reading... Labels: Crown Prosecution Service, Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

I hope the monster rots in Hell

13 November 2007
The Daily Express


Stefan Kiszko's aunt last night called Castree a monster and said: "I hope he rots in hell." Ann Kiszko attacked Lesley's killer for keeping silent while her nephew wrongly spent 16 years in jail. Ann, in her 70s, added: "I hope that rat has lots of accidents in prison. He has had the best years of his life while Stefan is dead."

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

You'll die in jail

13 November 2007
Mirror
Paul Byrne and Patrick Mulchrone

A report into the police handling of the Stefan case has been kept secret for more than 14 years. An application by the Mirror for the file to be released under the Freedom of Information Act was declined earlier this year. Lancashire Police said the public's best interest was best-served by "nondisclosure".

In 1994 DCI Dick Holland, CS Dibb and forensic scientist Ronald Outteridge were accused of destroying evidence and withholding statements from the defence, proving the whereabouts of Stefan on the day of the murder. Dibb died. Holland and Outteridge never faced trial after it was ruled it would be an "abuse of process."

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge

Justice...32 years late

13 November 2007
Mirror
Paul Byrne and Patrick Mulchrone
Child sex fiend who murdered Lesley gets life in jail

Child sex killer Ron Castree who let an innocent man serve 16 years for his crime was told yesterday he would probably die in jail. The kinky comic book dealer was finally convicted of stabbing to death Lesley Molseed, 11, 32 years after he dumped her body on moorland. Lesley's family was jubilant. Mum April Garrett said: "Our long quest for justice for her is now over." Castree also abducted a girl of nine and assaulted a boy of seven. Yesterday as the pervert began a minimum 30-year sentence his male victim, now a married dad of two, told for the first time of his harrowing ordeal. He said: "For 30 years I thought I'd been grabbed by a paedophile. Now it turns out he was a killer."

Continue Reading... Labels: Campbell Malone, Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lancashire Police, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Two faced charges of perverting course of justice

13 November 2007
Yorkshire Post

The retired forensic scientist and senior police officer faced being prosecuted for perverting the course of justice over Stefan Kiszko's conviction. Appeal court judges were told that the evidence that Stefan Kiszko could not have been responsible for the semen stains found on Lesley Molseed's body was available at the time of the trial - but was never disclosed to the defence.

Once Mr Kiszko had been cleared in 1992, an investigation into the handling of the case was undertaken by Lancashire Police. Both Ronald Outteridge - the senior forensic scientist working in Harrogate at the time - and Superintendent Dick Holland, were charged with perverting the course of justice in 1994.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police

The conviction of Ronald Castree marks the final chapter

13 November 2007
Manchester Evening News
Nicola Dowling

THE conviction of Ronald Castree marks the final chapter in one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British criminal history. A series of blunders by detectives investigating the murder of Lesley Molseed resulted in an innocent man - Stefan Kiszko - spending 16 years in prison for the crime while the real killer remained free. Last night, West Yorkshire Police made a public apology for their handling of the case. Det Chief Supt Max McLean said: "We are very, very sorry for what happened. It was a dreadful miscarriage of justice.  "I am so pleased today we have put things right. We have got the real killer." 

Continue Reading... Labels: Campbell Malone, Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Ireland, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, Max McLean, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police

'Ultimate Vindication' for wrongly-jailed loner

12 November 2007
Press Association
Dave Higgens

The conviction of Ronald Castree marks the ultimate vindication of Stefan Kiszko - the man who needlessly spent 16 years in prison for Lesley Molseed's murder. The former Inland Revenue clerk was jailed for life at Leeds Crown Court on July 21 1976.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Net finally falls on right man

12 November 2007
Guardian Unlimited
For almost 30 years Ronald Castree walked free, as another man was jailed for his crime. But advances in forensic science meant justice was finally served

When Ronald Castree stabbed schoolgirl Lesley Molseed to death on a lonely stretch of Yorkshire moorland 27 years ago, he began a course of events which were to destroy a second innocent life. As well as murdering the child, he stayed silent as a blameless man was convicted of the killing and sent for 16 years to prison where he was attacked by fellow-inmates and routinely bullied and humiliated.

Continue Reading... Labels: Dick Holland, DNA, FSS, Lesley Molseed, paedophiles, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Ronald Castree, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko

Molseed: The man wrongly jailed

November 12, 2007
Manchester Evening News

STEFAN Kiszko spent 16 years in jail for a crime he could not have committed. When he was finally freed in 1992, aged 41, he was a broken man and died two days before Christmas the following year.

Continue Reading... Labels: Campbell Malone, Dick Holland, FSS, Lesley Molseed, Madeleine McCann, Raymond Hewlett, Rochdale, Ronald Outteridge, Stefan Kiszko, West Yorkshire Police