He sobbed and told lies in front of television cameras to hide the horrifying crime he had committed. Cold-blooded killer Paul Dyson even joined in on searches for his partner Joanne Nelson, giving interviews to newspapers and making emotional appeals.
Behind the act was a brutal killer who had strangled Joanne and callously dumped her body in bin bags. Now, he has been released and has a second chance to make something of his life.
However, this is a chance that Joanne will never get thanks to Dyson's crime. After 17 years locked up Dyson, now aged 47, has his freedom.
Joanne's family can only look on and wonder what life she could have had if she was not taken away, Hull Live reports.This week, the Parole Board confirmed that Dyson had been released.
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