When 23 year old Mark Corely went missing his family hoped that he would turn up but five months later his body was found in a snow covered field miles away from home. He had been shot in the head.
His family was devastated but when five people were arrested for his murder, they thought at least that justice would be done. Seeing the scum go down for taking a life so treasured would at least give Mark's mum and dad some peace.
But this is Britain and justice is a word that doesn't mean what it says. Police incompetence meant that Mark's murderers walked away free after it came out out during the trial in 2002 that police illegally bugged private consultations between the solicitors and the accused.
Mark's dad Tony Corley said : "The judge halted the trial saying the police had committed flagrant breaches of the law but the detectives on the case were not charged - just disciplined for their wrong doing.
"Meanwhile, the five defendants were freed under the Human Rights act and as a result, no one has been convicted for Mark's murder."
If this happened to me, I think I'd want revenge. If the law wouldn't help me get justice for my son, then I'd be damn sure to try and get it for myself. Tony, however, has channelled that anger and frustration into something that can help other parents like him.
He has set up a support group for parents who received no justice after a son or daughter was murdered called StandTogether One of the members is the father of a son who was chased into the path of a lorry by thugs who then got less than six months jail time.
For all the crap we constantly hear about how life is so precious in this country we have to pour billions of tax payer's money in helping us all live longer and more healthily, but when push comes to shove, life in the UK doesn't matter at all. Mark Corley is proof.
Tony says that all the police officers involved in "investigating" (I use the word loosely) his son's murder have since either retired or moved on. It appears no one is willing to reinvestigate this murder - bearing in mind the change of law on double jeopardy, you would think that Lincolnshire Police might at least try and bring some peace to this troubled family that they let down so badly.
They owe it to the Corleys to look at this matter again but money is still worth more than life and justice in the UK and the cost of reinvestigating this case would probably be too much.
Meanwhile, Tony is doing all he can to help other parents in this situation but he needs help. He is asking for donations and fund-raising ideas for the new group he only founded this year.
He has also written a book about his experiences called More Questions Than Answers and you find details about it HERE
Anything you can do to help, support, or just spread the word about this injustice and Tony's group, would help to bring peace to a troubled family that Britain has let down so very badly.