He is increasingly estranged from Davis. Last Saturday they shared a cell at Pentonville prison for the first time in 12 years. Rowe, who was on the top bunk, woke in the middle of the night to hear Davis screaming in his sleep. He shakes his head. “I can disconnect my own experience when it is necessary. And I can use my own experience when it is necessary, for example to ask the right questions because I know what it feels like and so can draw out the small details like the scrapbook.” Raphael Rowe (born 11 March 1968) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, who was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for a 1988 murder and series of aggravated robberies as part of the M25 Three. After nearly twelve years incarcerated, his convictions, along with those of his two co-defendants Michael J. George Davis and Randolph Egbert Johnson, were ruled unsafe in July 2000 and they were released. I've done things I regret. I was 18 in 1988, and when you are that age you are selfish and you don't realise the impact of what you are doing. You don't see the consequences. But murder is not something I could ever do."

Raphael George Rowe was born in South-East London and named after his father, who had emigrated from Jamaica at the age of 26. His British mother, Rosemary Prior, was 17 when she married Raphael Sr. They had three daughters before Raphael Jr was born in 1968. [1] Convictions [ edit ] In this episode, I spoke with James Modley, a proficient commercial litigator who specialises in complex cases involving reputation risks and suspected fraud. With years of experience in handling high-profile cases, James is the go-to expert for celebrities and corporations who need help managing their image. He ensures that his clients' best interests are always protected, while also trying to manage public perception of their image whether they are guilty or not. You’ve launched, amid the pandemic, a criminal justice documentary channel. What aspects of incarceration and rehabilitation will you be focusing on? Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, a British-Australian academic, endured 804 days as a rebellious hostage of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) while being accused of being an agent for Mossad, MI6, or a spy for Australia. She was imprisoned in the infamous Evin prison, where she was kept in isolation from the outside world and subjected to relentless interrogations. Despite being told repeatedly that she would be forgotten, Kylie refused to confess and rejected the ever-changing accusations. The Australian government dismissed the charges as baseless, but she was convicted by "the hanging judge" of Iran, and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

He keeps his personal life private.

After studying law and journalism in jail, Rowe was finally acquitted in the Court of Appeal in 2000. Since then, he has made his name as a passionate and highly effective campaigner for other victims of miscarriages of justice. I would not have become the successful journalist working for the BBC’s most prestigious radio and television program had I not acquired the skills that helped me campaign and get out of prison. The audiobook artfully divides into succinct segments, each spotlighting individuals accused of offenses ranging from murder to fraud. These segments provide invaluable insights into the nature of the accusations, the legal outcomes, and the path to recovery. Expert interviews featuring professionals like detectives and lawyers are thoughtfully incorporated, offering a well-rounded perspective. This inclusion is especially significant given the author's own experience with wrongful accusations, ensuring a balanced representation of viewpoints and highlighting the inadequacies within the legal system.

Since his release, Rowe has also carved out a career as an investigative journalist. He employs those skills in his new TV series, British Injustice with Raphael Rowe, which examines two infamous cases: the wrongful conviction of three men for the 1987 murder of Cardiff businessman Phillip Saunders, and the unjust imprisonment of John Kamara, who served 19 years for the 1981 killing of Liverpool betting shop manager John Suffield. Raphael Rowe with Ellis Sherwood and Michael O’Brian, imprisoned for the death of Cardiff businessman Saunders (Photo: Raphael Rowe) Rowe, now 54, believes that in these conversations with fellow victims his own history gives him “insight, empathy, sympathy and credibility. It adds something.” He laughs as he describes how the difficult conversation turned out to be shorter than he had anticipated. “Ten minutes into me trying to explain and they lost interest. But then they bring it up. When I tell one of them off, ‘you shouldn’t have done that’, they turn round and say ‘I didn’t do it, but you know what it is like to be accused of something you didn’t do’.” The response of the viewers to my investigations around the World inspires me to continue with my work. People are curious to understand more about why people commit crimes, and the different responses and reactions of societies towards criminal behaviour.

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Recently, the Court of Appeal overturned the wrongful convictions of many former subpostmasters, stating that the Post Office should not have initiated the prosecutions. What do you think you’d be doing if you had had a completely different life, if there was no wrongful conviction or prison time? In episode one, he brings together both parties when for the first time Phoebe Gibbons, the 92-year-old sister of Philip Saunders, accompanied by her son David, agrees to meet Michael O’Brien. “It was probably one of the most difficult moments of my journalistic career,” Rowe says. Now obviously if you’re a victim of crime, you’re going to be more toward punishment because you want to know that the person who has committed a crime against you or somebody that you love or know, are punished. But it’s how you punish people. When we send people to prison, that’s the punishment. What you do with them in prison is about the rehabilitation program. What I want to try and do on this channel is try and accumulate as much as I can to educate people about the different forms of rehabilitation from around the world, the different practices, the different cultures and countries — like I do in the Netflix series – and the different people that work within the prison system, whether it’s the dog handler, to the medical staff to the prison guard, because they vary, and their jobs vary, and their approach to how they interact with prisoners, vary. They have a different story to tell, all of them.

The audiobook thoughtfully sheds light on lesser-known cases like Jo Hamilton's and the post office scandal, a narrative that personally resonated with me. The extent of their suffering over extended periods is nothing short of astonishing. Equally gripping are stories such as that of Jeff Harper, who endured imprisonment in China. Paul's journey from a troubled youth to a soldier, and finally to a priest, is a testament to the transformative power of faith and hope. He shares his story is to give hope to anyone who feels lost and broken. As a law abiding citizen, I reevaluated how I feel when I hear of an accusation. I used to tend to assume there was at least some truth or evidence to accusations or arrests on charges like embezzlement, or murder. However, this was a compelling argument for prudence.

Why does Raphael Rowe have a scar on his face?

You Are Accused" by Raphael Rowe is an immersive audiobook that takes listeners into the lives of individuals who have faced the turmoil of false accusations. As a newcomer to the book's premise, I was intrigued by the prospect of delving into the aftermath of these unjust experiences. I would imagine that a wrongful conviction of murder and 12 years in prison would result in numerous stories. Did you get it all out in this book or will there be more to come?

Repairing the damage to a celebrity's image can be challenging once the harm has already been done. High-profile cases, such as those involving Russell Brand, Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy, actor Noel Clarke, and other high-profile stories like Philip Schofield, are just some of the examples where managing and repairing the harm caused to a celebrity's image can be extremely challenging.In his eyes, there had been another injustice. Instead of sympathising with Rowe and his co-defendants Michael Davis and Randolph Johnson, the court of appeal could not have been more grudging. He explains his great affinity with Hamilton. “Like many of those caught up in the Post Office scandal, Jo was quite understandably terrified of the word ‘prison’. I am successful in my chosen career because I am a curious individual, a skilled researcher, an experienced interviewer and a tenacious investigator of facts. I have overcome many challenges and learned to channel my adversities into action and energy and believe this trait is within all of us. Finding yourself can be the ultimate challenge. Despite all odds, Rowe recovered by taking a proactive approach. During his incarceration, he took a correspondence course in journalism. Moreover, during the long campaign for justice, the author piqued the interest of several broadcast and print journalists. But as you see in the episodes, in the Philippines we were doing Zumba, in Germany I was playing football. Authorities recognize that when you confine a human being in a 9-by-6 [foot] space day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year, it does psychological damage. There has to be some relief, and it often takes the shape of work, [or] the gymnasium, or whether it’s giving them the opportunity to watch a comedy on a videotape or a television program.