The convictions of the two so-called Essex Boys murderers are being reviewed ... It was Mr McKelvey who arrested Darren Nicholls in May 1996 for drugs offences, before the suspect turned so ...

How and why did the so-called Essex Boys murders become such a cult tale ... Steele - was police informer and so-called supergrass Darren Nicholls, from Braintree, who gave evidence against ...

Their murders inspired the 2000 film Essex Boys, starring Sean Bean. The convictions of Whomes, now 62, and Steele rested on the ­testimony of convicted fraudster Darren Nicholls. Essex Police ...

Essex Boys' killer Michael Steele is set to be freed ... with former friend-turned-informant Darren Nicholls supplying vital evidence to send them down. But while Whomes was freed in 2021 after ...

Justice watchdogs may have "problems" upholding the conviction of Essex Boys killer Michael Steele ... with former friend-turned-informant Darren Nicholls supplying vital evidence to send ...

Jack Whomes, left, and Michael Steele were jailed in 1998, and Steele is now due to be released from prison The convictions of the two so-called Essex Boys murderers are being reviewed again ...

A gangland killer jailed over a notorious 'Essex Boys' murders is set to be released ... and Steele rested on the ­testimony of convicted fraudster Darren Nicholls. Essex Police was struggling ...