John Kinsella

Liverpool-area criminal and associate of Paul Massey who was murdered by Mark Fellows in 2018.

Editorial standard

Convictions, acquittals, allegations, police intelligence and later memoir claims are kept separate. Cross-links are either documented relationships or explicitly contextual graph links.

Underworld background

Kinsella had a criminal history and links to organized-crime figures in northwest England. He became particularly prominent in reporting through his association with Paul Massey.

Massey connection

Kinsella was described as a friend and associate of Massey. After Massey’s murder, Kinsella became part of the wider retaliatory and intelligence landscape surrounding the Salford feud.

Murder

In May 2018 Kinsella was shot dead while walking with his partner in Rainhill. Mark Fellows was later convicted of the murder.

Trial context

Prosecutors linked the Kinsella and Massey murders, presenting Fellows as the killer in both cases. The convictions gave investigators a clearer judicial account of part of the feud.

Graph role

Kinsella links Paul Massey, Mark Fellows, Rainhill, Merseyside and the broader Salford/Liverpool criminal interface.

Death

– Date: 5 May 2018 – Place: Rainhill, Merseyside – Cause / finding: shot dead

Network links

– Murder of John Kinsella — victim – Salford gang feud — associated conflict – Rainhill, Merseyside — murder location

Direct people links

– Paul Massey — friend / criminal associate – Mark Fellows — convicted murderer

Sources

– The Guardian. Hitman guilty of murdering Salford 'Mr Big' Paul Massey (2019-01-16). https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/16/hitman-guilty-murdering-salford-mr-big-paul-massey-mark-fellows