Who is Paul Denham and how long was he sentenced for killing Edward Weinmann?
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LONDONER Paul Denham has spent more than 25 years behind bars for murdering his wife's lover Edward Weinmann in LA in 1995 — a crime he has always denied. Here's everything you need to know about the case, which is featured in Channel 5 true crime documentary The Wrong Man? 20 Years Behind Bars.
![[Mugshot of Paul Denham.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/paul-denham-channel-5-documentary-965228262_4b29fb.jpg?strip=all&w=591)
Paul Denham was convicted of murdering Edward Weinmann in Los Angeles in 1995. He grew up in Eltham, southeast London, where he was a promising artist at school. Denham moved to the US in 1994 to expand his sign-writing business. Not long after arriving in the States, the London native married his girlfriend Dolores Legapsi, reportedly for a work visa.
![[Black and white photo of Paul and Doloros in Las Vegas; a Las Vegas nightscape is shown above.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ede02bcd-8e30-4e1a-9ece-5f25022e6fec.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Shortly after the wedding, their house was burgled, and Denham bought a gun for protection. While she was still married to Denham, Dolores was also involved with her former boyfriend Edward. He was shot dead while driving on an LA freeway in March 1995, with the gunshots seemingly fired from a moving vehicle.
![[Photo of Eddie Weimann from a Channel 5 documentary about Paul Denham's wrongful conviction.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/a99fe412-23ee-401b-8f01-fff903075fd0.jpg?strip=all&w=692)
This was the second attempt in his life, as Edward was also shot at while sitting in his car two months earlier, but the bullets missed their intended target. Despite maintaining his innocence and claiming to have a solid alibi, Denham was sentenced to life without parole in 1998 for the attempted murder and murder of Edward Weinmann.
At the time of the shooting, Denham claims he was in San Francisco, approximately 350 miles away from the crime scene. Once police found out about the love triangle, Denham became the prime suspect. During the investigation, Denham was questioned by detectives he described as "rude and abusive".
