Sue Neill-Fraser spent 13 years of a 23-year sentence for allegedly murdering her longtime partner Bob Chappell, she was released on parole in 2022. She wears an ankle bracelet and has continuing restrictions imposed on her location and activities. The fight to clear Sue’s name is not over, she was wrongfully convicted and her supporters are determined to keep up the fight to address the injustice.

Sue’s Trial was an entirely circumstantial case – no witnesses, no  body, no motive, no murder weapon, no forensics against Sue while plenty of missed evidence and other suspects who were not investigated. Bob’s body has never been found. Despite this, there was an  elephant in the court room – a large volume DNA sample found on  the deck of the yacht – DNA that proves someone else was aboard. The  owner of the DNA lied about her whereabouts. And police ignored her and her associates.

The Tasmania Police investigation was deeply flawed, devoid of  accepted crime scene principles and procedures, and thorough crime scene  analysis. The forensics were problematic. Police just cherry-picked  what forensics they wanted. Witnesses were mistaken. Some lied, others were never identified or followed up. Tunnel vision was rampant, early in the investigation and  continues today. Key exhibits remain untested.

The justice system has failed Sue. The jury were presented with speculation on how Bob was killed and what murder weapon was used. An eye witness has now broken her silence and in 2019 said on national TV that she was there and saw how her ex-boyfriend bludgeoned Bob Chappell. Unfortunately the witness has been unreliable, often changing her story. However nothing changes one fact: her DNA at the crime scene confirms her presence.

Despite Sue being granted a new right to appeal in 2015, her appeal process dragged on for over 5 years and was finally heard in March 2021, with a judgement going against her in November 2021. One judge dissented, so it was 2:1. Her probono legal team have applied for Special Leave to Appeal to the High Court of Australia and this will proceed in coming weeks. If successful she will then wait months to have the full appeal heard by the High Court.

Books and films are helping to provide the untold story. Southern Justice is a must read. Undercurrent TV seres exposes the truth – now on 7Plus and on Discovery+. Wrongfulconvictionsreport.org has published over 140 articles on Sue’s case. Eminent lawyers have claimed this is the worst miscarriage of justice in Australia.