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Essex Boys murderer Michael Steele's release is blocked

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Michael Steele , 82 , was given a life sentence in 1998 for the so-called Essex Boys killings.

Craig Rolfe , Tony Tucker and Pat Tate were found shot dead in a Range Rover three years earlier .

In February , the Parole Board announced Steele could be freed from prison.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has asked it to reconsider the decision.

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