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Blake Jenkins deal faces 'backlash'
Publisher John Blake is to publish the memoir of Sion Jenkins, tried three times for murdering his foster daughter Billie-Jo, which, according to the Daily Mail, is certain to provoke an angry backlash.
At least eight publishers turned down the book before Blake, a former tabloid journalist turned publisher, agreed to sign a deal for less than £5,000. The book, which is expected to be titled "The Murder of Billie-Jo", will be released in the summer.
His literary agent David Godwin said many people still believed that Jenkins was guilty but he hoped the book would change people's minds. Blake anticipates criticism over the book and said: "People tend to think that he did it. Obviously he didn't because he was cleared."
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By Clive Keeble
Snipped from the Daily Mail report......"Mr Blake anticipates criticism over the book and said: "People tend to think that he did it. Obviously he didn't because he was cleared.".........surely, Mr Blake is slightly naive if he believes these quoted words. What a lot of tosh.18 Feb 08 08:51
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