Raphael Rowe

Raphael Rowe is a British broadcast journalist and presenter who along with two codefendants was wrongfully convicted in 1990 for a 1988 murder and a series of aggravated robberies known as the M25 Three After spending nearly twelve years in prison their convictions were ruled unsafe in July 2000 leading to their release Born in SouthEast London in 1968 Rowe grew up in a family of Jamaican and British heritage He was wrongly accused of a violent attack in 1988 that resulted in a mans death and a series of home robberies Despite inconsistencies in the victims descriptions and Rowes girlfriend later admitting she had lied Rowe and his codefendants were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole in March 1990 After years of legal battles including an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights their convictions were overturned and they were released in July 2000 Rowe always maintained his innocence suggesting a conspiracy involving the police and witnesses Following his release Rowe pursued a career in journalism initially joining the BBC as a reporter for BBC Radio 4 in 2001 He later presented various BBC programs and made significant contributions to investigative journalism including a documentary on the Barry George case Rowe also walked the Camino de Santiago for a BBC Two series in 2017 Currently Raphael Rowe serves as a reporter on BBC Ones The One Show and Sunday Morning Live He has also hosted multiple seasons of Inside the Worlds Toughest Prisons on Netflix and launched his podcast called Second Chance in August 2020 In December 2020 he released his memoir and autobiography titled Notorious In his personal life Rowe reconnected with a woman he had been dating before his incarceration and they had their first child in 2004 He also has a son from a previous relationship who was initially reluctant to see him due to the accusations against him Rowe attributes his success as a journalist to his experiences of being wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for a crime he did not commit

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D.O.B: 1968-03-11
Place of Birth: South East London - England - UK
Profession: Acting

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