Overview
- Dunlop admitted murdering 22-year-old Julie Hogg at the Old Bailey on September 11, 2006 after earlier trials in 1991 ended without verdicts.
- His admission followed a prison confession and a perjury charge that provided the 'compelling new evidence' used under the Criminal Justice Act 2003 to permit a retrial.
- Ann Ming led the 'Justice for Julie' campaign for roughly 17 years with help from local media and MPs to change the 800-year-old double jeopardy protection.
- Dunlop has remained in custody since his life sentence with a minimum term was imposed in 2006 and the family opposes release after a 2024 decision by the Justice Secretary blocked a move to an open prison.
- The case has shaped legal debate and public memory, inspired the ITV drama I Fought the Law, and left the parole process as the immediate issue to watch when Dunlop faces a public hearing on October 21, 2026.