Hanratty
/hænˈrætɪ/
noun
1.
James. 1936–62, Englishman executed, despite conflicting evidence, for a murder on the A6 road. Subsequent public concern played a major part in the abolition of capital punishment in Britain. New DNA evidence led to an appeal by Hanratty’s supporters being dismissed in 2002
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