Gerry Conlon
Gerry Conlon | |
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Conlon outside the Court of Appeal at the time of his release | |
| Born | Gerard Patrick Conlon 1 March 1954 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | 21 June 2014 (aged 60) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Criminal charge | Guildford pub bombings on 5 October 1974 |
| Criminal penalty | Convicted on 22 October 1975 and sentenced to life imprisonment |
| Criminal status | Conviction quashed by Court of Appeal on 19 October 1989 |
Gerard Patrick Conlon (1 March 1954 – 21 June 2014) was a Northern Irish man known for being one of the Guildford Four who spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of being a Provisional IRA bomber.