A killer has claimed that he Uncovered: a waterfront murder, a botched cover-up and a Loyalist hit squad on Merseyside John Kinsella because the Liverpool man was intent on violent revenge after the murder of his close friend Paul Massey.
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Mark Fellows received a whole life sentence for the murders of Paul Massey and John Kinsella. Massey was machine gunned outside his Salford home and Kinsella was shot dead as he walked his dogs on a country path off the M62. Kinsella was a well known The 'restricted' memo that reveals 'political interest' in Liverpool drug lord John Haase , with a reputation as a I will never forgive the killer bouncers who stabbed my brother to death enforcer.
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Fellows denied both murders, but was found guilty after a trial at Liverpool Crown court earlier this year. The Salfod man, who chose not to say anything during his trial, has now admitted both killings in a 1,000 word letter to the Sunday People. He says that he shot Kinsella and Massey in self defence, but Massey's partner Louise Lydiate has poured scorn Fellow's 'confession.'
Fellows, who is a career criminal, has claimed that;
Kinsella was offering lags at HMP Altcourse upto £20,000 to stab him
When Kinsella heard that Fellows was living in Warrington he 'wanted revenge'
Fellows shot Kinsella rather than 'wait for him to find me.'
Weeks after Massey was murdered Fellows who shot and injured in Salford by rival criminals. Fellows, who was out of prison on licence at the time of the Massey shooting, was then recalled to Altcourse.
He said: "After Massey died his gang did come back for me. They shot me in the street outside my home. The police were told I had shot Massey and they thought I would go after the people who had shot me so they made sure I was recalled to prison.
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"I had been on licence from an earlier sentence and the police claimed being shot breached my conditions. It was an excuse to keep me off the streets.
"A month before my release from Altcourse in Liverpool I was told Massey's best friend Kinsella was offering up to £20,000 to stab me. Kinsella was from Liverpool and was well known for bullying and intimidating people.
"He had obviously heard I had killed Massey and was planning to seriously harm me or kill me. I know this doesn't sound good but Kinsella, like Massey, was a serious threat to me and my family, so I had to act first. What man wouldn't.
"I was released from prison in August 2017 but the authorities wouldn't allow me to live in Salford.
"I moved to Warrington, got a job, 12-hour night shifts, making ready meals for supermarkets. I wanted to keep my head down and get on with my life. However I soon discovered that Kinsella lived nearby.
"He was telling everyone that he wanted revenge for Massey. So rather than wait for him to find me, I shot him too.
"That is what happened and that is why I did what I did. I have no reason to lie because I have nothing to gain and nothing to lose. "
In the same letter Fellows also claims that he shot Massey because the so called 'Mr Big' had try to have him killed during a drugs war. He said that a hitman posing as a scrap metal dealer pulled a gun on him, but the weapon failed to fire.
Fellows said that he was at home with his family in Salford in February 2015 when there was an attempt on his life. He said: "As soon as the guy saw me he pulled out a gun, pointed it at me and pulled the trigger. If my children had been home they could have been standing at the door with me so I was shocked and angry. Fortunately the gun failed to fire and the man ran away.
"I had no idea why anyone would want to shoot me. I asked people if they knew of anyone who may have a problem with me. A man I trust said Massey was behind the incident.
"He added that Massey had targeted me because I was selling drugs on what he regarded as his patch. I was selling drugs but so what. So was he.
"Another man told me that Massey had been telling people I was going to get it because I was friends with people he has a problem with."
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In the letter Fellows also claims that the £10,000 police found in his flat was drugs money and not a part payment for the Massey and Kinsella murders. He said: "I am not a contract killer. I wasn't paid for shooting anyone. I would never do that."
Fellows also disputed the 'Iceman' nickname and said that he had never been called that.
Massey's partner Louise Lydiate said that she did not believe Fellow's confession. She said that Massey was not a drug dealer and described Fellows as 'evil.'
Judge Mr Justice William Davis sentenced Mark Fellows to a full life sentence for the murders, which took place during a vicious gang war rooted in Salford.
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Earlier this month the ECHO revealed that Fellows had launched an appeal against his whole life term. A spokesman for the Court of Appeal confirmed it received an application to appeal from Fellows on February 13.
The contents of Fellow's letter can only now be fully revealed for legal reasons.
