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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.
Jan 27, 1997 · James Hanratty, hanged for one of the most notorious crimes this century, is about to be cleared 35 years after his execution for the A6 murder.
Sep 17, 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.
Dec 30, 2010 · The family of James Hanratty, who was hanged for murder in 1962, continue their long battle to get his conviction overturned.
The case of the A6 Murderer became a media sensation, and the ensuing trial of 25-year-old James Hanratty turned out to be the longest in English legal history at that time. Hanratty was a known petty criminal with a turbulent past, who in his younger years had been described as a ‘mental defective’ and a ‘potential psychopath’ .
Aug 8, 2021 · James Hanratty, dubbed “the A6 murderer” was hanged at Bedford Gaol. Hanratty was found guilty of murdering Michael John Gregston and dumping his body in a lay-by on the A6. Scientists Mr Gregston and Valerie Jean Storie were abducted at gunpoint by Hanratty.
Apr 8, 2009 · James Hanratty - The A6 Murder. The James Hanratty case is perhaps Bedfordshire's most notorious murder. On the evening of August 22, 1961, a car containing lovers Michael Gregsten and...
On 4 April 1962, James Hanratty was led from the condemned cell in Bedford Prison to the gallows. On the way he protested his innocence, as he had done every day since he had been convicted of...
Subsequently, it was revealed that James Ryan was an alias, and the man's true identity was James Hanratty, a 25-year-old unemployed criminal who was arrested by police in Blackpool on 11th October. At the time of his arrest, Hanratty was already a familiar figure to police.
May 11, 2002 · THE murder conviction of James Hanratty, who was hanged 40 years ago protesting his innocence, was upheld yesterday by the Court of Appeal, which ruled that DNA evidence established his guilt...
