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Clive Freeman, now in his 80s and battling terminal prostate cancer, has spent over 37 years in prison for a murder he not only did not commit but for a murder that never even happened. He is completely innocent. Convicted in 1989 of killing Alexander Hardie, Freeman has always maintained that Hardie died of natural causes related to his heavy drinking and poor health. There was no murder and no crime took place. His case was rejected five times by the Criminal Cases Review Commission before the sixth application was finally referred to the Court of Appeal in August 2025. He has now had an initial hearing, but he is still waiting for the full appeal to be heard. This delay is a disgrace and further highlights how unfit for purpose the UK justice system is, particularly the appeals process. The prosecution’s controversial “burking” theory has been thoroughly debunked by multiple independent expert pathologists, including Dr Steven Karch, one of the world’s leading authorities on deaths in custody. They have concluded that Hardie’s death was consistent with natural causes, not murder. Clive could have been released decades ago, but the Parole Board often refuses to release prisoners who maintain their innocence. They effectively punish the wrongly convicted for being honest. How abhorrent is that? Listen to Clive speaking in the short edited clip attached and listen to more here: https://t.co/Uky5qwwP0j Other excellent resources on this particularly appalling miscarriage of justice are… https://t.co/HRKtDaqxHa https://t.co/6M4NSMxK2J https://t.co/GmUbmhm3tc