The charity Appeal, which supports Gilfoyle, noted that modern understanding shows pregnancy does not protect against suicide, pointing to Paula's own written words regarding her low mental state.
A CCRC spokesperson stated to the Liverpool Echo that the conviction was upheld following the 1999 appeal, and additional applications did not result in further court referrals.
Former Merseyside Police assistant chief constable Alison Halford strongly criticized the original investigation and called for a high-level intervention into the force's conduct.
"Eddie Gilfoyle's life has been ruined. Merseyside Police have lied, and lied, and withheld evidence," Halford said.
She maintained that the evidence did not support a murder conviction and demanded accountability for the systemic failures.
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Lord David Hunt, the member of Parliament for the Gilfoyles at the time, criticized the handling of the case by the local authorities.
"This is becoming a long-running saga of cover-up after cover-up," Hunt said.
The late Sue Caddick, Gilfoyle's sister and prominent advocate, frequently spoke about the profound psychological toll the legal battle took on her brother.
"This was a huge cover-up by Merseyside Police.
I don't know how we can put this poor man together, the damage it has done and how ill it has made him," Caddick said.
She expressed despair over whether her brother could ever fully recover from the decades of incarceration.
Gilfoyle continues to profess his complete innocence regarding the deaths of his wife and unborn child, challenging the public to look at the official documentation.
