Supreme Court Acquits Cold Case Suspects | Wellington News

Wellington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 6, 2026 · 1m

After nearly 35 years, the Supreme Court has overturned the convictions of two men in the infamous Red Fox Tavern murder case, ruling there was insufficient evidence to place them at the scene. James Henry Wilson, once president of the Filthy Few gang and convicted of murder and armed robbery, was among those acquitted — his name revealed only after the court lifted name suppression. Charged in 2017 and convicted in 2021, both men received life sentences before their appeal was heard in July 2024. The court found the prosecution’s case weak, noting the shotgun used in the crime wasn’t rare…