John Dillon had been a respected figure in his sport and seemingly lived a purposeful life, running his gym in Kirkby.
The man behind a savage mob murder - who was once a respected boxing coach - has been further unmashed as a cocaine kingpin.
No one, however, would have stood a chance when faced with the mob of heavy-set, heavily armed men who went hunting for former Liverpool FC reserve player Mr Cole with evil intentions on May 19 that year. Reports from the time described a "protracted stand off" on Wolstenhome Square which featured Mr Cole and Jenkins shouting abuse and threats at Dillon until armed police arrived.
The group "swept through" the Copplehouse Pub looking for Mr Cole, and did the same at the Chasers pub. At this point, the police officers abandoned their surveillance and returned to Kirkby as they were "out of their area". Dillon, then 29, later admitted conspiracy to commit violent disorder and was jailed for four years alongside several other men. Justice Ognall described him as the "catalyst" and "prime mover" of the attack. He said: "I bear in mind that the maximum sentence for violent disorder is five years. I am one of the people who find that quite extraordinary.
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