Name: 20 Convicted Murderers Who Still Deny Their Crimes
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There would be no reason for me to kill her.

And today we're looking at high profile convictions where the guilty individual continued to claim their innocence, sometimes for decades, even until their final day.

What if being honest actually made things better?

Thomas Neill Cream, the Victorian era poisoner known as the Lambeth Poisoner, became infamous for his connection with a series of deaths tied to strychnine and suspicious medical treatments.

Within minutes, she was finding it difficult to walk and was suffering from excruciating pains.

Thomas Neill Cream built nearly his entire public Persona on denying responsibility for the deaths that happened under his so called medical expertise.

Even as investigators uncovered a pattern of poisonings and suspicious prescriptions.

Cream maintained a stoic attitude and maintained his portrayal as an innocent man.

The trial took place at the old Bailey in October 1892 and the jury took just 10 minutes to find Cream guilty.

Witnesses reported Cream shouting, I am Jack just prior to the trapdoor being released.

Whether deliberate misdirection in admitting he was Jack the Ripper, a claim unfounded by factual evidence, Cream was one criminal who refused responsibility till the end.

He's always open to speculation that what he intended to say was, I'm Jack the Lad and not Jack the Ripper.

Another infamous personality among convicted killers in the medical field.

Harold Shipman, aka Dr. Death, never admitted to harming any of his patients.

Despite all the evidence against him, Shipman was adamant about his innocence.

Despite overwhelming evidence of his guilt, Harold Shipman continued to maintain his innocence and shield the motives of his crime even in prison.

But the thread of crime was clear from forged documents, unusual drug patterns and a clear statistical link between his visits and unexpected death.

Shipman offered no explanation and certainly no admission.

Zara always maintained his innocence to me.

He never once, as far as I know, to me or any of the other prisoners admitted to the guilt of actually murdering any of the patients.

Presenting himself as a caring doctor who was being unfairly accused, Shipman continued denying wrongdoing until his death in prison.

Ship Shipman's absolute refusal to confess or provide closure made his case deeply unsettling, leaving investigators convinced that the true victim count will never be definitely known.

If he had admitted that he had done this, he would unpick and undo the fabric of his entire life.

One half of Britain's most infamous criminal partnership.

Rose west was Convicted alongside her husband Fred west for a series of horrific killings.

Fred and Rose west are one of the most notorious coup couples in British history.

But unlike Fred, Rose never accepted responsibility and involvement in the murders she was convicted of committing.

Throughout her trial, Rose distanced herself from her husband, characterizing herself as being unfairly implicated by circumstance and unreliable witnesses.

She was persistent in her complete refusal of her guilt.

Whether she's made any kind of confession to anybody else, I don't know.

Even after decades in prison, she continues to deny guilt, insisting that Fred was solely responsible and that she was misjudged by both the public and the legal system.

Her unwavering refusal to confess adds a chilling layer to an already disturbing case.

It would appear inconceivable that she wouldn't have had knowledge of this.

Colin Pitchfork was not the first convict to deny the allegations against him.

But he was also the first person convicted using DNA profiling and after the murders of two schoolgirls.

But it was actually medical science that linked the girls deaths and ultimately solved the case.

Before the DNA breakthrough cornered him, Pitchfork spent years repeatedly insisting his innocence.

After the murders of two teenage girls, Pitchfork maintained that investigators were targeting the wrong person.

He took the blood test and got to battle, saying it was negative.

He even went so far as to persuade a co worker to take a DNA test for him, reinforcing his supposed innocence when DNA evidence finally and undeniably tied him to the crimes, he confessed, but

only after all avenues of denial were exhausted.

Nonetheless, Pitchfork's prolonged refusal to admit guilt, even in the face of mounting evidence, made his eventual exposure a landmark in criminal justice.

He seemed to be able to justify everything that he'd done without any feeling.

Regarded as one of America's earliest serial offenders, H.H. holmes became notorious for his Labyrinth murder.

A master of contradiction, Holmes confessed to more than two dozen murders, but

Claiming innocence and that he had fabricated many of the stories behind the murders, Holmes denied any wrongdoing.

The constant shifting of his story made it impossible for investigators to know which details were true.

He was no longer an individual who had any real human feelings.

Admitting guilt one moment and denying it the next, Holmes manifested a cloud of uncertainty around himself.

Even near his execution, he changed his narrative again.

His refusal to clearly accept responsibility ensured that the full truth behind his crimes remains uncertain, adding an eerie mystique to his legacy.

Well, I think he's certainly America's most gruesome serial killer.

A former Green Beret doctor, Jeffrey MacDonald was convicted of the killings of his wife and two daughters.

But he steadfastly denied this reality from the start.

He claimed intruders broke into his home, attacking him and murdering his family.

And there were, to my immediate view, three people.

In the extensive investigations and multiple trials, contradictory evidence was discovered.

But McDonald did not change his stance, continuing to maintain that his account is accurate.

He has appealed, repeatedly, giving interviews, asserting his innocence and criticizing investigators for ignoring key details.

Judge Dupree refused to allow him to be released on bail pending an appeal, so he was escorted off the prison, still declaring his innocence.

His refusal to accept the court's findings has kept this case alive for decades, turning it into one of America's most debated legal sagas and ensuring MacDonald remains a symbol of.

When I came to, the house was silent, and

my first memory, as strange as it sounds, is the smell of Johnson's floor wax.

Pamela Smart convicted of orchestrating her husband's murder through a teenage accomplice.

Pamela Smart has always denied she ever planned such a crime.

And I simply said that I do not think that having an affair is a motive to murder someone.

Even decades later, Smart continues to deny orchestrating anything, claiming she was manipulated and unfairly portrayed by witnesses seeking reduced sentences.

Even with testimony recordings and media scrutiny, Smart claimed she was framed and that the full story never came out.

I have been portrayed as black widow, ice princess, a killer, and

none of those things could be further from the truth.

In interviews and appeals, she maintained that prosecutors ignored evidence that could have cleared her, firmly refusing to admit guilt, though she did take some responsibility in a 2024 video statement.

Smart's ongoing declarations of innocence continue to fuel public interest in a case that sensationalized early 1990s crime coverage.

I had to acknowledge for the first time in my own mind and my own heart how responsible I was.

She initially said her children were kidnapped during a carjacking.

She would proceed to defend said story tearfully in public that they please, I mean, please bring them home to us where they belong.

But as the investigations began, Susan Smith's story began to reveal cracks when investigators uncovered contradictions.

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