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James Hanratty (4 October 1936 – 4 April 1962), also known as the A6 Murderer, was a British criminal who was one of the final eight people in the UK to be executed before capital punishment was effectively abolished. [1] He was hanged at Bedford Jail on 4 April 1962, after being convicted of the murder of scientist Michael Gregsten, aged 36 ...
17 Σεπ 2021 · This turned out to be untrue, as her and her boyfriend, Michael Gregsten, were held up by a gunman and held captive in Gregsten's car for five hours. After forcing them to drive 60 miles, gunman James Hanratty murdered Michael before raping Valerie and emptying a number of rounds into her body.
The police maintain Hanratty was a vicious killer - and say they now have DNA evidence to prove it. After years of doubt, it appears that modern science holds the key to a 40 year old case.
NARRATOR: 40 years ago a small-time thief called James Hanratty with no history of violent crime was hanged for a motiveless and horrific murder, but vital evidence, withheld from the original...
17 Οκτ 2000 · Hanratty was arrested, tried and convicted of murder. The jury did not believe his story that he was two hundred miles away at the time of the attack. But the case has become a cause celebre,...
The jury ultimately found James Hanratty guilty of the murder of Michael and the attempted murder of Valerie, leading to his death sentence. Despite having supporters who vehemently believed in his innocence, and a petition to overturn his death sentence amassing over 90,000 signatures, James Hanratty was executed on 4th April 1962.
11 Μαΐ 2002 · In one of the most celebrated cases in British history, Hanratty, 25, was hanged on April 4, 1962, for the notorious A6 murder in Bedfordshire, in which scientist Michael Gregsten, 36, was shot...
