I was just listening to the murder sheet podcast and they discussed that from a journalist perspective, it’s just more interesting. It’s more interesting and sort of entertainment to question is this a miscarriage of a justice. Especially so soon after the post office and andrew malkinson cases.
There was an article in the New Yorker that a lot of doubters refer to however it’s littered with misconstrued evidence and leaves out other important evidence. But people have clung on to it.
There was also (quite rightly) media restrictions until the conclusion of the retrial which is only two months ago so none of these views could be reported in the UK until then so I think it’s why there seems to be so many at once.
The public inquiry starts tomorrow so it’s also topical, especially since some people have been trying to get it postponed or the terms of reference changed.
You have some ‘experts’ weighing in but even they have had to admit they haven’t even read full court documents or followed the trial. Even those that have, haven’t had access to the thousands of pages of medical records.
You then get the people who just lack any trust in the ‘establishment’ and think this is some huge conspiracy against a young, ‘pretty’, blonde, white nurse by nhs management, police, the justice system.
Add ALL of that to social media and it’s like a perfect storm. If I put aside my anger I’m actually quite fascinated in the psychology behind it all.