Billy Dunlop: Murderer's story explored in Catching Britain's Killers | The Sun
JULIE HOGG was brutally murdered by Billy Dunlop in 1989. The case remained unsolved for 17 years, before being solved with his imprisonment in 2006.
Here, we look at what happened, and how long he was sentenced for.
Who was Billy Dunlop?
Dunlop was a labourer from Stockton on Tees born in 1963.
After a 15 year battle from his victim's family, he was eventually jailed for the murder of Julie Hogg in 2006, following two trials which failed to convict the killer.
In 1999, while serving a sentence for a separate crime, Dunlop Bragged to a prison guard that he had murdered Julie – but wouldn't go to prison for it under UK's double jeopardy laws.
He then served six years for perjury, before eventually being jailed in 2006 for Julie's murder following a landmark overturning of the law.
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What happened to Julie Hogg?
Dunlop was caged for 17 years for the 1989 killing of 22-year-old pizza delivery woman, Julie Hogg.
She was a single mum to three-year-old Kevin at the time of her murder.
Following her disappearance in November of that year, police originally treated the case as a missing person's.
However, double jeopardy laws in the UK were scrapped in 2005 following a number of campaigns, including that of Julie's mum – and also the family of murdered black teenager, Stephen Lawrence.
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Dunlop was jailed for life the following year, after already serving a six year stretch for perjury.
In 2019 Dunlop had a plea rejected to move to an open prison.
How long will Billy Dunlop spend in prison?
He pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to Julie's murder, having admitted it to a prison guard some seven years earlier.
It was the final victory in Julie's mum, Anne's campaign to overturn the 800-year-old double jeopardy law – which was also backed by The Sun on Sunday.
Dunlop became the first person charged twice with the same offence after the 800-year-old double jeopardy laws were changed.
Dunlop had previously been formally cleared of the murder after two juries failed to reach verdicts.
He was then jailed for a separate crime, assault, and during this prison stretch "bragged" to a prison guard that he had indeed murdered Julie.
Due to double jeopardy laws – which mean you cannot be charged twice for the same crime – Dunlop knew that he wouldn't face a murder sentence as he had already been cleared of murder after a jury failed to make a decision.
He was jailed for life in 2006 with a minimum tariff of 17 years.
Where is Billy Dunlop now?
In 2022, Dunlop was again refused a move to an open prison by the Ministry of Justice in interest of public protection.
He remains in custody, but is eligible for parole in October 0223.
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