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James HANRATTY
 
 
 

 

Hanratty Trial Crowd

17th February 1962: Members of the public queuing up outside court in Bedford, where the judge is expected to conclude his summing up in the A6 murder trial. James
Hanratty was convicted of murdering Michael John Gregsten and hanged.
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Hanratty Judge

16th February 1962: Mr Justice Gorman, the judge in the A6 murder trial in which James Hanratty has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Michael John Gregsten. Hanratty was convicted and hanged.
(Photo by Edward Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

 

 

Hanratty Prosecution

23rd January 1962: Graham Stanwick, QC for the prosecution, arriving at Bedfordshire Assizes court for the trial of James Hanratty, charged with murdering Michael John Gregsten and raping and attempting to murder Valerie Storie on the A6 road.
Hanratty was convicted and hanged.
(Photo by Edward Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

 

 

Hanratty Defence

25th January 1962: Michael Sherrard, the defence counsel in the trial of James Hanratty in the A6 murder case. Sherrard is one of the youngest attorneys ever to defend an important murder case. James Hanratty was later convicted and executed for the
murder of Michael John Gregsten on the A6 road.
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1962: The father of British murder suspect, James Hanratty with his other
sons Peter, (left) and Michael (right).
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22nd January 1962: Superintendent Bob Accott of Scotland Yard and the prosecuting solicitor MacDermott in Bedford for the trial of James Hanratty for the A6 murder.
James Hanratty was later convicted and executed for the murder of Michael
 John Gregsten on the A6 road.
(Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

 

 

A6 Murder Evidence

24th January 1962: The trial of James Hanratty for the A6 murder enters its third day and evidence is taken into court, including a duffel bag. Surviving witness Miss Valerie Storie stated that the gunman had told victim Michael Gregsten to pass a duffel bag immediately prior to firing upon him. James Hanratty was later convicted and
executed for the murder of Michael John Gregsten on the A6 road.
 (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

 

 

Valerie Storie

23rd January 1962: Valerie Storie, surviving witness of the A6 murder, arrives at court at Bedford Assizes. James Hanratty was later convicted of murdering Michael John Gregsten and hanged. Subsequent doubts have been cast over the safety of Hanratty's conviction.
(Photo by Edward Miller/Keystone/Getty Images)

 

 

A6 Murder Witness

23rd November 1961: Sydney Burton in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, a witness in the trial of James Hanratty for the A6 Murder. James Hanratty was later convicted and executed for the murder of Michael John Gregsten on the A6 road.
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A6 Murder Witness

23rd November 1961: Witness John Michael Kerr, a student who was working as a traffic enumerator at Deadman's Hill, saw Michael John Gregsten's body in a lay-by. James Hanratty was later convicted and executed for the murder of Michael John
Gregsten on the A6 road.
(Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

 

 

A6 Murder Expert Witness

23rd November 1961: Pathologist and firearms expert, Dr Keith Simpson arrives in Ampthill, Bedfordshire for the A6 murder trial of James Hanratty. Dr Simpson has been called by the prosecution as an expert witness. James Hanratty was later convicted
and executed for the murder of Michael John Gregsten on the A6 road.
(Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

 

 

A6 Murder Witness

27th November 1961: 15-year-old hotel receptionist Ita Donovan, witness in the A6 murder trial, on her arrival at London Airport from Cork, Ireland, for the hearing at Ampthill, Bedfordshire. James Hanratty was convicted and hanged for the murder
of Michael John Gregsten.
(Photo by J. Wilds/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

 

 

A6 Murder Witness

29th November 1961: Miss Gladys Mary Deacon in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, to give evidence in the trial of James Hanratty for the A6 murder. Miss Deacon told the court that Hanratty had driven her to Bedford on 24th September and then to Richmond the following day. James Hanratty was later convicted and executed for the murder of Michael John Gregsten on the A6 road. Doubts have subsequently been cast as to
the safety of the verdict.
(Photo by Dennis Oulds/Central Press/Getty Images)

 

 

James Hanratty, covered by a blanket and under police escort, leaves court where he is on trial for the A6 road murder of Michael John Gregsten. Hanratty was later convicted and executed for the murder.
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James Hanratty, covered by a blanket, leaves court where he is on trial for the A6
road murder of Michael John Gregsten. Hanratty was later convicted and executed
for the murder.
(Photo by Express/Express/Getty Images)

 

 
 
 
 
 
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