Murder In The Valleys: The case for and against David Morris's conviction

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Murder In The Valleys: The case for and against David Morris's conviction
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David 'Dai' Morris was convicted of murdering Dorris Dawson, 80, Amanda Power, 34, and her granddaughters Katie, 10, and Emily, 8 in Clydach, Wales in 1999.

, takes a deep dive into a 22-year-old case which many believe resulted in a wrongful conviction.

Firefighters were called to the scene at around 4am for a kitchen fire, but it was only during the recovery mission, once it was put out, that the murder scene was uncovered. However, she now believes this could have been the killer returning back to set fire to the house after murdering the family. He was taken in by police 18 months after the murders, when it was reported the gold chain found at the scene was his.

Morris states he left at 11.30pm and decided to stay at his parents, starting a potential five-mile walk through country roads to get to them. He then changed his mind, returning to his own house by 4.30am. His rapidly changing story put him in poor favour with the jury, who saw the discussion at the pub and the chain as evidence of his guilt.

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