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Hundreds of historic rape and murder convictions will be reviewed following the release of a man who served 27 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
An independent body is trawling through 240 crimes before 1990 to review whether there may have been a miscarriage of justice.
New DNA evidence revealed that barmaid Teresa De Simone was raped and murdered by David Lace - and not Sean Hodgson who served 27 years behind bars.
Cases before 1990, where DNA evidence was not used, are now being re-considered by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to see if more people were wrongly jailed.
A spokesman for the CCRC said forensic evidence will be used to investigate cases where doubt has been cast on rape and murder convictions.
'The scope of our trawl through our case history was any rape or murder before 1990 about which an application has been made, beyond that we would not be able to look,' he said.
'That involves somebody who has been convicted of either rape or murder, they will have already sort to appeal that case and either had the appeal heard and dismissed or not been granted leave to appeal.
'Real killer': David Lace raped and murdered Teresa De Simone in 1979, DNA appear to show. The revelation It has prompted a review of 240 pre-1990 cases
'We have identified 240 that we are now in the process of looking at.
'We will be working our way through each of those and look back to see if the circumstances around Mr Hodgson's referral means that we need to revise our conclusion about those cases.'
The CCRC provides the last route for convicted criminals to clear their name after an appeal has failed.
Barmaid Teresa de Simone, aged 22 years, was raped and murdered in Southampton in December 1979.
Her body was discovered partially clothed in her Ford Escort which was parked outside the pub she worked in part time.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214951/Hundreds-rape-murder-convictions-review-DNA-evidence-revealed-wrong-man-jailed-killing-Teresa-De-Simone.html#ixzz0Riwp0ZVF
An independent body is trawling through 240 crimes before 1990 to review whether there may have been a miscarriage of justice.
New DNA evidence revealed that barmaid Teresa De Simone was raped and murdered by David Lace - and not Sean Hodgson who served 27 years behind bars.
Cases before 1990, where DNA evidence was not used, are now being re-considered by the Criminal Cases Review Commission to see if more people were wrongly jailed.
A spokesman for the CCRC said forensic evidence will be used to investigate cases where doubt has been cast on rape and murder convictions.
'The scope of our trawl through our case history was any rape or murder before 1990 about which an application has been made, beyond that we would not be able to look,' he said.
'That involves somebody who has been convicted of either rape or murder, they will have already sort to appeal that case and either had the appeal heard and dismissed or not been granted leave to appeal.
'Real killer': David Lace raped and murdered Teresa De Simone in 1979, DNA appear to show. The revelation It has prompted a review of 240 pre-1990 cases
'We have identified 240 that we are now in the process of looking at.
'We will be working our way through each of those and look back to see if the circumstances around Mr Hodgson's referral means that we need to revise our conclusion about those cases.'
The CCRC provides the last route for convicted criminals to clear their name after an appeal has failed.
Barmaid Teresa de Simone, aged 22 years, was raped and murdered in Southampton in December 1979.
Her body was discovered partially clothed in her Ford Escort which was parked outside the pub she worked in part time.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214951/Hundreds-rape-murder-convictions-review-DNA-evidence-revealed-wrong-man-jailed-killing-Teresa-De-Simone.html#ixzz0Riwp0ZVF