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France, who had suffered from bouts of severe depression for many years, committed suicide by gassing himself (his third attempt) about two weeks before the execution. He wrote a suicide letter to Hanratty; it was full of spite and venom, but at no point actually accused him of committing the murder.
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...
In February 1962 James Hanratty was found guilty and sentenced to death. After a failed appeal, he was hanged in Bedford Prison in April 1962. But members of Hanratty's family were convinced...
30 Δεκ 2010 · Hanratty was hanged on April 4, 1962, for what became known as the "A6 Murder" after a road in Bedfordshire by the side of which 36-year-old scientist Michael Gregsten was shot dead. His...
30 Δεκ 2010 · Valerie Storie was raped, shot five times and left for dead. She survived, but was paralysed from the waist down. Hanratty, from north London, was arrested, tried and convicted of murder. The...
One night in 1961, a couple were forced on a road trip from hell – an aimless odyssey which culminated in murder and became one of the biggest criminal cause célèbres in British history. So what happened, and why did it attract the attention of journalists and superstars alike?
