Hanratty Petition
27th March 1962: Mr and
Mrs Hanratty with Raymond Miles arriving at the Home Office with a
petition of 23,000 signatures in a last bid to save their son's life.
The family has collected the signatures hoping to get a reprieve
from the Queen for James Hanratty,
due to hang for the A6 road
murder of Michael John Gregsten.
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August 1962: Mr and Mrs
James Hanratty, parents of James Hanratty
who was convicted of
murder and hanged.
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Hanratty Funeral
22nd February 1966:
Mourners at the funeral of James Hanratty (1936-1962),
hanged for
the A6 road
murder of Michael John Gregsten.
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Hanratty Protest
1969: Former Beatle
John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and his wife Yoko Ono lend comfort and
support to the parents of James Hanratty at a protest meeting
against the controversial execution of their son for the A6 murder
of Michael John Gregsten. Posters on the walls read 'Britain
Murdered Hanratty'.
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Lone Hanratty Vigil
21st April 1969: James
Hanratty's father protesting outside the House of Commons, London.
Hanratty was hanged in 1962 for the A6 road murder of Michael John
Gregsten, but his father, who claims eleven witnesses saw him 200
miles away at the time of the murder, is demanding a new enquiry.
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Hanratty Petition
29th July 1970: James
Hanratty Snr at the door of 10 Downing Street, London, with a
petition in support of a new inquiry into the Hanratty case. His son
James Hanratty was hanged in 1962 for the A6 road murder of Michael
John Gregsten. His father claims eleven witnesses saw him 200 miles
away at the time of the murder.
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Images)
Still Campaigning
April 1973: Mr James
Hanratty and Mr Bentley campaigning outside the Houses
of Parliament.
Both are fathers of men believed to have been wrongly tried
and
executed for murder.
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Peter Alphon wrote to
the Home Secretary in 1962 saying "I killed Gregsten".
The victim
Michael Gregsten
