▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁be aches ▁in ▁California . ▁Newton , ▁like ▁Le ▁Mes ur ier , ▁attempted ▁to ▁c ash ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁case , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁newspaper ▁willing ▁to ▁print ▁his ▁story . ▁Scott ' s ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁affair , ▁immediately ▁after ▁the ▁trial ▁ver dict , ▁were ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁un sur pr ised ▁by ▁the ▁outcome , ▁but ▁was ▁ups et ▁by ▁the ▁as pers ions ▁on ▁his ▁character ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁judge ▁from ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁the ▁ben ch . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Scott , ▁then ▁aged ▁ 7 4 , ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁recently ▁re located ▁from ▁Dev on ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁although ▁John ▁Pr eston , ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁account , ▁places ▁him ▁" in ▁a ▁village ▁on ▁D art mo or   ... ▁with ▁sevent y ▁h ens , ▁three ▁horses , ▁a ▁cat , ▁a ▁par rot , ▁a ▁can ary , ▁and ▁five ▁dogs ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁BBC ▁investig ative ▁document ary ▁broadcast ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁an ▁ant ique ▁fire ar ms ▁collect or ▁named ▁Dennis ▁Me igh an ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁h ired ▁by ▁an ▁un ident ified ▁senior ▁Liberal ▁to ▁kill ▁Scott , ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 1 3 , 5 0 0 . ▁Having ▁initially ▁agreed , ▁Me igh an ▁says , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁mind , ▁but ▁provided ▁Newton ▁with ▁the ▁gun ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁shooting