rying to get them to admit to the bombing that had taken place in Guilford, England. While these interrogations were going on the police went out and arrested even more people which was the McGuire family, Gerry's father, Guiseppe Conlin, and a couple others. Carole Richardson and Patrick Armstrong were arrested for the bombing as well because they were friends of Gerrys'. Annie McGuire (his aunt), her sons, Patrick age 14 and Vincent age 16, and her husband Patty and finally Guiseppe Conlin were charged as being a IRA support network for Gerry and the other bombers. The only proof that was shown against the McGuire family and Guiseppe was that they were there and that Annie and the kids had some chemical on their hands that could be used to make a bomb. It was all circumstantial evidence. They could not really prove they had done anything wrong. Paul and Gerry finally signed the confessions after many hours of getting beaten. Paul was forced by gun point and they threatened to kill Gerry's father and only then did he said he would sign.The part of their story that come to be their salvation later in the movie was the alibi Paul and Gerri told the police. They swore that they could not have been part of the bombing because they were with a bum in the park when it happened. They said the bum's name was Charlie Bark and he could back them up on where they were that night. The case in court did not go favorably and Inspector Dixon said they never found no bum and said they just made it up. The prosecutor also brought up the fact that Gerry robed the prostitute and argued that if he would rob then why should we believe his story, he is just lying. They were all found guilty of the crimes and were sentenced. Gerry and Paul were sentenced to life with a minimum of thirty years. Carole and Patrick were sentenced to thirty years. Annie McGuire was sentenced for fourteen years and her sons had four and five year sentences. F...
