OrcadianOil do you remember this man
Stefan Ivan Kiszko
before his trial the police had the evidence to prove his innocence, but they kept it secret. all them years in jail for nothing
Kiszko's innocence was demonstrated conclusively through medical evidence; he had male hypogonadism, which rendered him infertile, contradicting forensic evidence obtained at the time of the murder. His testes measured 4 to 5 mm in 1975, whereas the average male testicular size was 15 to 20 mm. During his research, Jackson found someone who said correctly that Kiszko was seen tending his father's grave with an aunt. They said they couldn't understand why they hadn't been called to give evidence at the trial. Someone else said he was in a shop around the time of the murder. Then, the three females involved in the original conviction admitted that the evidence they gave which led to Kiszko's arrest and conviction was false, and that they had lied for "a laugh".
Stefan Kiszko died of a massive heart attack, in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on December 23, 1993, 18 years and two days after he made the confession that helped lead to wrongful conviction for murder. He was 41 years old. Lesley Molseed's sister was one of those who attended his funeral two weeks later on January 5, 1994. His mother, Charlotte Hedwig Kiszko, died four months later, in Rochdale, on May 3, 1994, at the age of 70.
After he was released, Kiszko was told he would receive £500,000 in compensation for the years he spent in prison. He received an interim payment but neither he or his mother got the full amount they were awarded as both died before Kiszko was due to receive it.