Falsely Convicted: The Guildford Four And Maguire Seven

Falsely Convicted Imagine being locked away in a cell for 15 years for something you did not do. Everybody believes you have done a terrible thing and they hate you for it. The people who hold the key to your cell don't treat you well, and you must live this way for 15 years. Your fate is in these peoples' hands and they could keep you there forever. This is similar to what happened to the Guildford Four and Maguire Seven. The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven are two groups that were accused of a crime they didn't do: bomb the Guildford pubs. To begin, the Guildford pubs are Irish pubs located in Guildford, England. The bombings happened on October 5, 1974 killing five people and wounding 65 (Faulders, Katherine). The names of the two pubs that were bombed are the Horse and Groom pub, and the Seven Stars pub (Guildford Pub Bombings).
The people apart of the Guildford Four are Paul Hill, Patrick Armstrong, Gerard Conlon, and Carole Richardson. Although their alibis were weak, there was no evidence that they bombed the pub. In fact, according to Wikipedia, "After their arrest, all four defendants confessed to the bombing under torture by the British police." In October, 1975, all of them were sentenced to life in prison. (Guildford Four and Maguire Seven) Shortly after, the Maguire seven were arrested. There were seven people in the Maguire Seven, six men and one woman, who were accused of supplying and making the bomb. Those people were Anne and her husband Patrick Maguire, their sons Patrick and Vincent Maguire, as well as Sean Smyth, Patrick O'Neill, and Patrick Conlon. Police searched Anne and Patrick's house and said they posessed Nitroglycerine, which was used to make the time bombs. The seven were convicted in March, 1976, with sentences between four and fourteen years. (Guildford Four and Maguire