Is Luke Mitchell innocent?

Source: Daily Record

A new Channel 5 documentary will investigate the theory that Luke Mitchell could be innocent in the murder of Jodie Jones back in 2003. In 2005, Luke Mitchell was convicted of Jodie’s killing however for years wide speculation has cast doubt on his conviction and the fairness of his trial. Now in the new Channel 5 documentary, two former detectives set out to prove he was not Jodie’s killer.

Jodie Jones was 14 at the time of her murder. She had gone missing after leaving her home to meet her boyfriend Luke Mitchell. She was later found dead down a small lane known as Roan’s Dyke path in her hometown of Midlothian. He murder was violent, she had been restrained, her body slashed multiple times and her throat cut. Mitchell quickly became the prime suspect in the murder. He is said to have been the first to find her body beyond an opening in a wall while searching for Jodie alongside other members of her family. The media then began a campaign against Mitchell highlighting his interest in music by Marilyn Manson and began heavily suggesting Mitchell was interested in aspects of satanism and that he carried a knife.

The detectives in the documentary claim other possible suspects were overlooked during the initial investigation and that the police had Mitchell’s cards marked from the very beginning. Fresh claims from the detectives also highlight concerns with the suspected…