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A man jailed for murdering a woman in 1979 has had his conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal after spending 27 years in prison.A man jailed for murdering a woman in 1979 has had his conviction quashed at the Court of Appeal after spending 27 years in prison.
Sean Hodgson, 57, was jailed for killing Teresa De Simone, 22, who was found strangled in her car in Southampton in December 1979.Sean Hodgson, 57, was jailed for killing Teresa De Simone, 22, who was found strangled in her car in Southampton in December 1979.
A case review proved DNA found at the scene was not his.A case review proved DNA found at the scene was not his.
Mr Hodgson is one of the longest-serving victims of a miscarriage of justice in the UK.Mr Hodgson is one of the longest-serving victims of a miscarriage of justice in the UK.
Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and two other senior judges ruled that his 1982 conviction was "unsafe".Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and two other senior judges ruled that his 1982 conviction was "unsafe".
At the time of his trial, DNA tests were not available, with the world's first use of such evidence in court not taking place until 1986 in Leicester.
Miss De Simone's partially clothed body was found in the back seat of her Ford Escort in the car park beneath the Tom Tackle pub where she worked part-time.
The court heard DNA evidence found at the scene did not match a sample given by Mr Hodgson.
Mr Hodgson, who is also known as Robert Graham Hodgson and is originally from County Durham, made various confessions to police before pleading not guilty at his trial at Winchester Crown Court.