Karl Massey, a millionaire businessman spearheading Evans’s appeal. He has poured large amounts of time and money into the forthcoming case, hiring Whitfield and building a well-resourced website that proclaims Evans’s innocence. Visited by some 260,000 people so far, it offers a considerable reward for any new information that would lead to Evans’s acquittal. Massey has also hired a formidable legal team, including David Emmanuel, a specialist appeals barrister.
Massey believes that new evidence handed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in summer will compel it to re-examine Evans’s conviction, but his unwavering support for a convicted rapist with whom his daughter hopes to share her future remains shocking for many.
Massey says he understands the concerns, but feels compelled to fight Evans’s case. “This is not about my daughter; this is not about them as a couple; this is about Ched. If Natasha and Ched finished with each other tomorrow, I would still carry on.”