and found that there had been a violation of Article 6 (1) of the ECtHR, the right to a fair trial. In 1999 the Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the M25 Three case back to the Court of Appeal and on 17 July 2000 Rowe and his co-defendants were acquitted and released. Rowe has always maintained his innocence and has said he believes the police conspired with witnesses. Career During his incarceration, Rowe studied journalism through a correspondence course and after his release, joined the BBC in early 2001 as a reporter for BBC Radio 4. In 2003, Rowe began presenting various BBC programmes and in 2006 joined BBC One Panorama. His Panorama documentary on the conviction of Barry George for the murder of Jill Dando was considered a significant factor in his eventual acquittal. He became freelance in 2016 and in 2017 he was one of the celebrities who walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain for the BBC Two series Pilgrimage: The Road to Santiago. Rowe is currently a reporter on the BBC One series The One Show and Sunday Morning Live. He hosted seasons 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Inside the World's Toughest Prisons, commissioned by Netflix. In August 2020 he released his podcast Second Chance. His memoir and autobiography, Notorious, was released in December 2020. He has attributed his success as a journalist to his conviction and incarceration for a crime he did not commit. Personal life Rowe had been dating a woman prior to being incarcerated. He has said that they got back in contact two months after his release. They had their first child in the summer of 2004. He stated in 2000 he has a son from a previous relationship. Rowe has said his son was reluctant to see him due to the accusations against him. See also Siôn Jenkins – a British man released on appeal in similarly high-profile and controversial circumstances Murder of Alison Shaughnessy – another high-profile case from the 90s in which the accused were freed at the Court of Appeal in controversial circumstances Stephen Downing – another UK victim of a supposed miscarriage of justice who is also still a suspect in the crime References 1968 births Living people People from London British television presenters British journalists British people of Jamaican descent People wrongfully convicted of murder Overturned convictions in the United Kingdom