Verkkoon 26 april 2016 the jury at the new inquests into the 1989 hillsborough disaster determined that the 96 people who died were unlawfully killed, marking a major. 5. 0 • 4 ratings. This is the definitive, unique account of the disaster in which 96 men, women and. Verkkoit exonerated the fans. Verkkoit maps the breakthrough to full documentary disclosure following the appointment of the hillsborough independent panel, its research and key findings.