Essex Boys, Michael Steele

Essex Boys killer Michael Steele's release blocked
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood wants the Parole Board to reconsider the release of the convicted triple killer.
‘Essex Boys’ killer’s prison release challenged by Justice Secretary
The killings took place after a row over a drug deal, prosecutors said, and the case later inspired the 2000 film Essex Boys, starring Sean Bean. Last month, a Parole Board panel decided to free Steele, now in his 80s, because his imprisonment is “no ...
Essex Boys Michael Steele release blocked by Justice Secretary
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has intervened to try to prevent the release of a convicted triple killer who was jailed for the Essex Boys murders
Essex Boys murderer Michael Steele to be released
A man convicted of the so-called Essex Boys murders will be released from prison on licence, the Parole Board has said. Michael Steele was given a life sentence in 1998 after drug dealers Craig Rolfe, Tony Tucker and Pat Tate were found shot dead in a Range Rover near Chelmsford three years earlier.
Man convicted of 'Essex Boys' murders to be released from prison after 27 years
The Parole Board said there had been a "marked improvement" in Michael Steele's behaviour and keeping him locked up was no longer necessary to protect the public.
‘Irrational’ decision to release man convicted of ‘Essex Boys’ murders blocked by justice secretary
Shabana Mahmood is calling on the Parole Board to reconsider releasing Michael Steele, who was given a life sentence in 1998
Justice Secretary in bid to prevent release of Essex Boys killer Michael Steele
Michael Steele was convicted along with Jack Whomes of the cold-blooded murders of three men in Essex, but the pair have always maintained their innocence.
The Essex Boys: How a gangland triple murder became so notorious
The killings were immortalised in the 2000 film Essex Boys, which starred Sean Bean and coined the name. Also inspired by the murders was the crime and gangster film franchise Rise of the Footsoldier, ...
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Ex-Met cop says men jailed for Essex Boys murders are victims of 'serious miscarriage'
Former Met detective David McKelvey said Michael Steele and Jack Whomes, who were jailed for life after being convicted of ...
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Essex Boys murder convictions being reviewed again
The convictions of the two so-called Essex Boys murderers are being reviewed again, the BBC can reveal. Jack Whomes and Michael Steele were given life sentences in 1998 for shooting dead Craig Rolfe, ...