The Shocking Story Of The A6 Murder: Two Lovers Tortured To Death | Murder Casebook | Real Crime

One of the last people in the UK to be executed for murder. James Hanratty was hanged at Bedford Gaol on 4 April 1962, after being convicted of the A6 murder.
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[@mainamwareri6984]

You are the David Attenborough of crime reporting and analysis. You make these episodes captivating. Thanks.

[@renee1961]

Good morning, and Thank You for the video! Always excellent!

[@ado2001]

Thx for new episodes 🙇🏻‍♂️👀‼️

[@DinoCism]

The family is bending over backwards in denial. "But he doesn't't rape women around us, he's not evil to his mum." Compelling.

[@johndavis9432]

All the families of these monsters are in denial.The excuses offered by his loser family are beyond pathetic.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

So using the same logic the mother of Alphon who said he was with her that night - cannot be believed .

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

​@@XLENDIBAY1clever logic X over to you

[@taranullius9221]

@@XLENDIBAY1 Did Alphon's mum put the DNA of the man 2 witnesses identified on the handkerchief and underwear too?

[@taranullius9221]

@@XLENDIBAY1 ...and yes, anyone with half a brain knows that familial alibies are suspect.

[@irishsakura1]

I don’t understand why anyone would still want to investigate this!? The DNA matched! They never met before this encounter. At this point it doesn’t matter what the witnesses have said.

[@Adam_Outdoors]

Because all the items tested were cross contaminated. Apparently James clothing/items were kept in same bag as victims. This wasn't an issue in 60's but does become an issue later if trying to make a conclusion via DNA.

[@erinundra]

@@Adam_Outdoors Valerie Storey positively identified him. What part of that is it that people just don't get? He was IN THE CAR wih them. He was guilty. I don't believe in captial punishment, he should have go tife.

[@Adam_Outdoors]

@@erinundra Eye witness/ID testimony is the single most unreliable evidence you can get. There are many cases where people have identified people then their innocence was later proved. I'm not saying this happened here, only that it simply can not be relied upon or taken as absolute.

[@velocitygirl8551]

@@Adam_Outdoors ahhh, thank you 😊

[@zeniktorres4320]

Correct. If the DNA result was what the family wanted they would of said the DNA is right, he is innocent. But it didn't go that way. So they disagree. Guilty, no doubt.

[@antonglas7488]

If DNA evidence matches the crime scene than case over. Guilty.

[@davidhat2446]

Well in Thailand it was the same DNA "match" but the real killer is still wandering around somewhere

[@daliairenellamosasparedes4215]

​@@davidhat2446 If that happened the DNA didn't match and they were lying when they said so , they should do two more checks in different laboratories.

[@davidhat2446]

@@daliairenellamosasparedes4215 -never going to happen unfortunately .

[@shirleybezuidenhout2724]

Very interesting thanks for another intriguing true crime story narrated excellently. Thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@caitcasali3207]

Very well done! I was unaware of this case but no matter I would have never been comfortable sending a man to his death on the evidence presented. Although I am a US citizen I am wholeheartedly against capital punishment. Love & prayers to all of the victims in this case 💕🙏💕

[@nielspemberton59]

If the UK had lethal injection or the "Chair" n the 1960's James Hanratty would have been executed.

[@colinfischer1268]

HANRATTY WAS 2ND CHOICE..ALPHON WALKED AS STOREY MISSED HIM ON LINE UP.UNRELIABLE FORTHWITH.JAMES FITTED UP 100000%A DISGRACE ON BRITISH INJUSTICE..RIP DEAR INNOCENT JAMES.AMEN.

[@colinfischer1268]

WHEN THE DUST SETTLED ON JAMES HANRATTY'S GRAVE £5.000.WAS PAID INTO ALPHON'S EMPTY BANK ACC.BACK THEN A FORTUNE.HE WAS SET TO PUT THE FRIGHTENERS ON THE ADULTERESS STOREY AND IT WAS HOPED WAYWARD GREGSTON WOULD GO BACK HOME TO HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN...THE AFFAIR WAS GATHERING PACE AND NOT FADING OUT AS WAS HOPED.THE COUPLE EVERY FRIDAY EVENING MET IN COUNTRY PUB,THEN FUN AND FROLIICS IN THE CAR/CORNFIELD..ALPHON WAS SPOTTED IN THAT PUB AND LEFT RIGHT AFTER GREGSTON AND STOREY...HE WAS IN THEIR CAR ALL THREE AT GUNPOINT 6 HOURS....THE BLOODY HADNT THOUGHT IT THROUGH AND COULD IT GOING NOWHERE.GREGSTON GRABBED BAG OF LAUNDREY AND TRIED TO SMOTHER ALPHON WITH IT AT,WHICH POINT LOONEY ALPHON SHOT AND KILLED HIM.EVER THE LADY STOREY SAID"YOU BASTARD YOUVE KILLED HIM...THERE A REAL GOOD LOOK AT HIS FACE.

[@Ceerads]

DNA was a familial match. Guilty. There’s no way the DNA on the knickers and handkerchief (or gun) could’ve been tampered with to make it match the Hanratty family.

[@Thecoochincanoocheecreek]

Why is evidence tampering out of the realm of possibility?

[@Janellabelle]

@@Thecoochincanoocheecreek I've heard of cops (or CSI or the ME) falsifying DNA evidence before too. They simply lie and say it's a match when it is not.

[@th-pw8pn]

All I know is never ever, ever, ever take a family's word for anything when they are talking about another family member, be it negative or positive...

[@petervansan1054]

there were cases where DNA was matched by fucking up or intentionally in the lab

[@iwanwillemse7703]

whaaaat??? of course it could. you might be convinced but it needs to be proven BEYOND "reasonable" doubt. you cant go loose and whats the word.......errrm ..swagger with the law. lest one day theyll find sufficient reason to do the same unto you

[@jackkunkel]

He did it. The DNA matched. And why would he dye his hair prior to appearing in a lineup?

[@davidhat2446]

jack because he was a house breaker and got to know police were looking for him.Never dreamed he would be fitted up as the aA6 killer

[@janetmcclure8568]

How can they argue with DNA evidence?

[@Fernando-qk2hp]

Once again It could of been contaminated.

[@johndavis9432]

Well put Janet.His guilt has been proven.He did it and that's the end of it.

[@johndavis9432]

They can't,they're just stupid.

[@lifesyphon1]

I don’t get it it either. I thought DNA is viewed as irrefutable evidence at this point.

[@Iamhermajesty9]

People will come up with and say absolutely anything in order to avoid a painful truth.

[@lifesyphon1]

Brain injuries are fascinating. They can seem fairly benign at the time, but can fundamentally change a persons personality and long term life trajectory.

[@renee1961]

My heart goes out to the Innocent Victims, and their Families.🥀🥀🥀🥀🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@AlwaysBastos]

I was at school at the time and remember the A6 murder for the effect it had on hitchhiking, we used to hitch around often and it was safe then but drivers stopped picking up hitchers, even kids. I followed the trial, seem to remember that another witness came out later and agreed he was in Rhyl but they were selling stolen goods together and didn't want to get caught. There was always a lot of doubt about whether Hanratty was guilty.

[@donsarde]

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[@pakde8002]

This case is a prime example of why I'm against the death penalty as a matter of law. Eyewitness testimony has been shown over and again to be fallible. We're also well aware that police are not infallible and certainly not above corruption so the evidence in police custody over four decades could have been tampered with before it was given over to the DNA specialist. While I do believe the ultimate punishment should be applied in a case of wonton rape and murder, its rare when a murder case can be proven with absolute certainty and so life in prison is the only recourse so at least if new evidence is found there's a chance to rectify any mistakes. A far greater crime is committed when an innocent person is put to death and we are all made guilty.

[@louisefeldt4813]

Cc

[@SuzyQ334]

I agree. I have never believed in the death penalty and never will (I'm 68). There was no DNA when Hanratty was executed and back then so many mistakes were made by the police. It must be bad enough spending years in jail for a crime you didn't commit but at least you get pardoned and are able to live the rest of your life. Once you're dead a pardon is pretty pointless. I'm not saying Hanratty wasn't guilty; just that the death penalty is wrong.

[@johndavis9432]

@@SuzyQ334 Why don't all of you who are against capital punishment try looking at crime scene photos of these innocent people who have been murdered by these monsters that you fools are so worked up about?

[@johndavis9432]

Try looking at crime scene photos of innocent people who've been murdered by these monster that you're so worried about fool. And how exactly was DNA evidence faked? He did it,he got caught,that's it.

[@sheilaboston7051]

@@SuzyQ334 My mum always thought Hanratty was innocent, or should at least have been given the benefit of the doubt. Like you, I am not in agreement with the death penalty and am glad it was abolished. The USA should be looking at doing similar, especially when you see how many people (mostly Black btw) who have been exonerated over the last few years.

[@reader-mx9ss]

His brother is in denial but DNA does not lie, only people lie, he did it.

[@keithbentley6081]

Sorry, that would be Barrow in Furness in Lancashire.

[@fritula6200]

What a waste of lives. Bizarre.

[@troytheriot8679]

In 1961 all that was needed was identification by witness and the fact that his stay at the small hotel could be verified and wasn't showed poor police work. He probably would have been found innocent if it was presented

[@erinundra]

A witness? Valerie Storey's ordeal wasn't over in minutes. She was violently raped, saw a man murdered, was shot six times by this monster. She spent some time in he car with him. Well, he wasn't innocent as the DNA verified. And I read an article after that was confirmed were Valerie told how devastated she was when idiots didn't believe her. She scraped his description in the dirt where she lay for hours.

[@johndavis9432]

No sir.DNA evidence proved that this creep was guilty.

[@davis7099]

Hanratty was known from school days as a cocky, dim witted probable psychopath. His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

@@johndavis9432 No john the creep was Alphon , Hanratty was normal .

[@user-bj3jn1sq7y]

I remember them saying on the radio in the UK, that after many years of debate, it was finally proven that he did it.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

user well it must be right then if you heard it on the radio . haha

[@clownnworldorder]

It's nice to the right honorable, his holiness professor David Wilson in this programme.

[@damonroberts7372]

40 years is a _very long_ time between the collection and processing of evidence for DNA. What is more, DNA "matches" are always expressed as statistical probabilities, and have to be weighed against the other evidence. If someone has a strong enough alibi, it doesn't matter the DNA "match" is one in a million, or one in a billion... one in a billion multiplied by zero, is zero. Absurdly, some judges have ruled that juries should not be enlightened on how mathematical probability applies to DNA evidence, and should rather use "common sense" (we're all doomed, then!). The identi-kit resembled Peter Alphon. The eyes, eyebrows and jawline in particular look nothing like Hanratty; and those are the features witnesses are most likely to get right, because they are what our eyes are most drawn to when we scan a face.

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

if you know anything about investigative work, you know eyewitness accounts are severely unreliable. even durung "staged" crimes people giv conflicting information.. conversely, DNA science has proven to be statistically accurate, not relying on the human element, but rather on science. making comments such as yours is proof that people who are less educated cant use logic and data even though they should.

[@damonroberts7372]

Your faith in "science" is blind, @@BEAUTYnIQ, and your tone is smug. I'm a scientist in the pathology industry, so I understand how PCR works. It's easy to contaminate a specimen beyond usefulness, and I repeat, _four decades_ is a long time to leave DNA evidence on the shelf. Police collecting forensic evidence in the 1960s were not thinking the same way about collection technique or chain of custody as police from the 1990s onward. As for the reliability of eyewitness observation - you undermine your own argument, Hanratty was hung almost entirely on the basis of Valerie's identification. At least the identi-kit was produced before Valerie started looking at line-ups.

[@davis7099]

Hanratty was known from school days as a cocky, dim witted probable psychopath. His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

@@davis7099 actually there was someone else's DNA present but it was never disclosed who this was .

[@mmfitter6731]

“…he stopped at a milk bar.” What the heck is a milk bar? Hey barkeep, let me have a double milk, leave the bottle please.

[@marypatten9655]

If he drove there where was his car? Is it more likely the person lived near by that area? Has the blood been DNA tested with today's technology now? This would go a long ways to answer any doubts people may have. Especially in light of all the witness testimony that he was else where at the time. Thank you for this video story. God bless

[@XLENDIBAY1]

Well according to Acott he 'suggested ' that Hanratty could have hired a plane from Liverpool or Rhyl and rushed to the cornfield to commit the murder . I wish I was making this up !

[@suemcgregor9248]

This is why I'm opposed to capital punishment, bad enough that there's been a murder but then the condemned person's family get a life sentence

[@AnnabelleCharrier]

Even though the DNA evidence proved him guilty, a lot of very good hearted people with hearts in the right place should be proud of themselves for doing so much to abolish the death penalty.

[@colinfischer1268]

HANRATTY FITTED UP.STOREY UNRELIABLE,SHE ALREADY LET PETER LOIS ALPHON WALK..11 INDEPENDENT WITNESSES CAME TO TRIAL FROM RHYL,CLAIMING HANRATTY WAS IN RHYL 250 MILES. FROM MURDER SCENE.11 UNDER OATH...RIP JAMES,CAR THIEF HANRATTY...MURDERER COULDNT DRIVE ASKING STOREY TO SHOW. HIM HOW TO WORK THE GEARS.LATER SEEN BY EARLY RISERS IN NEARBY PLACES MORRIS MINOR 3 GEARS ON KANGAROO PETROL,STRANGE STARING DRIVER GLUED TO WINDSCREEN SHUDDERING ALONG.JAMES NOT THE DRIVER...NOR THE KILLER/RAPIST...

[@kevwandless]

Hanratty, ok was a rough diamond but not a murderer. FACT he'd stole a car and was drinking with my ex's uncle on that night in Rhyl,imperial hotel/bar.he stayed in elwy st

[@Grillare]

hello

[@christinespaulding8332]

Did they ask if Peter could drive?

[@marypatten9655]

The gun business is a little flimsy. Because there are others who know about stashing in the back of the buss under the seat. Framing comes to mind.

[@davis7099]

The soiled hanky came with the gun that provided the DNA. Hanratty was known from school days as a cocky, dim witted probable psychopath. His DNA alone was found on tthe hanky and the knickers that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@steemdup]

Incredible how people will rally behind the criminal.

[@katalinrobin6222]

No wonder the family believe in his innocence. but what family wouldn't? he was guilty. One cannot argue with DNA.

[@baronmeduse]

'Leading criminologist'? I think leading popular media criminologist is closer to the mark.

[@dougiesherwin9591]

DNA doesn't lie. People do. I understand James' brother not wanting to believe his brother guilty, but the DNA proves he left his semen on her knickers, and on his handkerchief.

[@davis7099]

Working class pride. The power of denial is huge in some families.

[@allan9603]

You don't "rob" houses, you burglarize them.

[@moragwilliamson1736]

burgle.

[@raygay3375]

The dna testing of 2001 was pretty new, and the science has improved over the last 20+ years. Then it has also come to light how eye witness testimony can be unreliable. In this situation this young woman would have been in both physical and emotional shock, which can complicate one’s ability to remember people and events. Very interesting situation to study 📚.

[@dougiesherwin9591]

I've sat on several juries, and I can assure you all of the people I've encountered take their role in this task extremely seriously. I doubt many people have been falsely convicted because someone on the jury made a mistake. (Of course we know cops, prosecutors and judges can all be corrupt at times.)

[@colinfischer1268]

FITTED UP AFTER PETER LOUIS ALPHON WALKED...IT STUNK BACK THEN 1962 AND STILL STINKS TODAY 2024..RIP JAMES HANRATTY AND YOUR FAMILY.AMEN.

[@christinesimpson6529]

We have a major case in Australia NOW where a LAB has majorly stuffed up DNA tests which may result in guilty prisoners getting out and vice versa 😢

[@robwizzle3615]

He's guilty af brih DNA doesn't lie

[@pakde8002]

LoL yeah whatever.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

YAWN !

[@davis7099]

@@pakde8002 His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@daviddevlogger]

@ABIOLA:my grand mother's told me a lot by saying: a day will come when many people will just waste their time reading my comment😎

[@dancingwiththedogsdj]

Time well spent!

[@hopewhore]

tf

[@jillolearyhepburn5202]

Here's the thing and the thing is. If someone takes ap

[@jillolearyhepburn5202]

takes a life. If we give them a death sentence, then we are the same..

[@q.e.d.9112]

@@jillolearyhepburn5202 Just so you know; if you click on the three little dots at the top right of your post, you will get a menu with an option to edit the post. So if you stuff up a post you don’t need to add a second one. You’re welcome 😊

[@christinespaulding8332]

They did set him up if there was questionable facts and they killed him any way. I call it a set up

[@erinundra]

No they didn't. I was alive then, I remember what happened. Valerie POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED HIM.

[@christinespaulding8332]

@@erinundra that was mentioned in the story but it’s possible that she remembered wrong under the circumstances.But now I don’t doubt he did it because of the dna. It’s very unlikely it was contaminated.

[@andrewbarten7347]

DNA match. End of argument.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

No actually it's just the point at which your brain stopped ......

[@davis7099]

​@@NnNn-yr7mu His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

@@davis7099 see above .

[@whitemonkey7932]

The Hanratty family was known to my grandfather. James was a known bullshitter and always trouble

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Actually that doesn't prove he's a murderer.

[@davis7099]

Hanratty was known from school days as a cocky, dim witted probable psychopath. His parents refused to see his educational and personal problems. working class pride.

[@yankeetherebel]

I'm not convinced one way or the other in terms of whether James is truly guilty or innocent. However, I'm 100% certain that, based on the evidence available during his trial, he should not have been found guilty. The surviving victim had proven herself to be an entirely unreliable witness the moment she picked a random guy during the first lineup who had absolutely nothing to do with the crime. Clearly, she had no clue who the actual perpetrator was and good investigators would have opted not to use her as a witness as a result of the first lineup. Considering the testimony of someone who'd proven themselves to be entirely unreliable was really the only evidence presented against James at his trial, he should NOT have been convicted. It's obvious that the jury voted according to their emotions, with no concern for evidence or upholding justice. Regarding the DNA... anyone who's familiar with DNA testing, especially with DNA testing from 20 plus years ago, knows that it's finicky and delicate. That's why modern CSI teams are so incredibly careful when collecting evidence that potentially includes DNA samples. In this case, not only was the crime scene evidence not collected in a careful, DNA conscious manner, it was likewise not stored and processed in the correct manner. The testing process and corresponding capabilities for DNA in the 2000s was incredibly basic and subpar when compared to DNA testing in 2023. In other words, there are many reasons why the later DNA "evidence" found in this case does not deserve the same significance and importance that we give DNA evidence collected and processed in recent or current cases.

[@johndavis9432]

His guilt was proven beyond any doubt.What don't you understand about DNA?!

[@yankeetherebel]

@@johndavis9432 obviously I understand far more about DNA than you do.

[@davis7099]

His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@billstill1794]

Yes, James Hanratty was a monster!

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Billie he was quite a gentleman with the ladies....you shure you not talking about Peter.......

[@colinfischer1268]

@@NnNn-yr7mu HERE HERE

[@johnhenderson131]

I dislike eyewitness accounts, they are unreliable. However, I can’t dispute the DNA evidence. Had I heard this case without the DNA back in 1961 I would not have thought there was enough to convict. The inability to drive the car, his alibi give me reasonable doubt. If the DNA from her underwear is accurate, then we can console our conscience that an innocent man was not wrongly convicted, but I consider that a very risky form of justice. Had the DNA not match….An apology for the error doesn’t bring the condemned man back to life. Very final form of justice. I don’t consider the the handkerchief found with the gun as concrete proof of guilt as there could have be a valid reason for it being there. Unless there was contamination of the DNA from the underwear, that satisfies any reasonable doubt of guilt for me.

[@christinespaulding8332]

So many issues from childhood. Why did no one step in to help. To understand what he wanted. For example maybe he’d have been happy at a special needs school instead of having the pressure of trying to do what he couldn’t

[@janetpendlebury6808]

This was in the 60's, they did not do much to help children in those days, special need schools were far and few between and were mainly for blind, deaf, 'crippled', tubercular and epileptic children.

[@johndavis9432]

Why are you worrying about that poor murderer?! Nobody was there to hold his hand for him and tell him everything would be all right.Wahhhhhh!!!!!!

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Because we think there has been a terrible mistake ..got it ?​@@johndavis9432

[@christinespaulding8332]

Was there a car found?

[@pakde8002]

Yes they found the car.

[@Ballerina00]

Seeing John and Yoko there made me cringe. It's obvious they only took up the case to promote their political beliefs. I highly doubt they even looked into the case. In my opinion, the DNA proves his guilt. There are 3 separate samples they tested and all came back to be his, twice. I mean cmon.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Careful Bole Ono is very much alive and if she decides to sue she has a billion dollars to back her.

[@Ballerina00]

@@NnNn-yr7mu I stand by my words.

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

@@Ballerina00 and how exactly is supporting a just cause going to 'further their political beliefs'.Are u a bot ???

[@Ballerina00]

@@NnNn-yr7mu Yes, I am a bot created by George Harrison and Paul McCartney to trash Yoko Ono and John Lennon in youtube comments. FFS. If you don't think John and Yoko were exhibitionists politically I suggest you learn more about them. Also, if you want to hear some some hypocritical bs just listen to Imagine, the video in which was filmed in a multi million dollar mansion...

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Yawn

[@karaamundson3964]

DNA doesn't lie.

[@Dude3434]

i finded her dead body in gta 5 game

[@mapachehombre1581]

Valerie Story & the person at the traffic lights identified James Hanratty, Guilty

[@christinespaulding8332]

I don’t know how the fact of the war being prevalent as a cause for murder. Also I’ve heard so many murders being pinned on people with intellectual disability. Pick a victim

[@MrHusang23]

Is David Wilson the only criminologist in the UK? He's in every possible documentary ever made.

[@Iamhermajesty9]

It’s incredible how thoroughly people can delude themselves. His family is pathetic. Valerie Storie was a brave woman

[@sheilaboston7051]

A brave woman, yes, but one who picked out a totally innocent line-up "filler" as the shooter, so not terribly (understandably) reliable as an eye witness.

[@davis7099]

Thats the thing In the cult of "Hanratty vs the Establishment" and their celebrity endorsers the real victions Gregson and Storie have been forgotten. Scum bag Hanratty became a folk hero of sorts. Terrible.

[@XLENDIBAY1]

Certainly brave but also utterly immoral .............

[@dstraker7]

why is thi s site so fucked up

[@adambuss654]

Anyone talking about DNA, even at 99.99% match, that makes it 1 in 10,000, and their are 70,000,000 people in the UK... So, it could have been 7000 people based on DNA

[@davis7099]

Nonsense. His family profile came up first then confirmed by his exhumation. His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@Ballerina00]

Pretty sure the woman who was raped is more reputable to know what was what than an ex Beatle and his 'artist' wife.

[@virginianorby644]

Am i the only one that prefers not so much explanation and analysis?

[@michaelperry4308]

Justice was done.

[@aazsh8878]

Sometimes the law is toooo nice, even they know the real killers, by investigating un necessary, they promote crimes.

[@kimmccabe1422]

Umm DNA evidence is good enough for me. Look at Ted Bundy. No one thought he was a monster until 30 dead women later...😢

[@susiekopp3578]

He could have lied just for family sake? It’s possible if he didn’t believe God.

[@davis7099]

Working class pride is a powerful thing and the power of denial also.

[@rebeccahuntress4617]

Just another oh my baby wouldn't do that. Doesn't matter the evidence right?

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

So true Rebecca so can we believe Alphons mother s alibi for her darling son ????

[@Chihayamoon]

I don't think he did it I thinkI don't think he did it I think Girl I think her name is story I think it was I think she made all that up I think she got to a fight with her lover She shot killed him I think someone might have heard it was trying to go and help she had a gun and the other person shot herself to fend I don't think it was a sky I don't think he did it I think hes innocent

[@whitemonkey7932]

Stop thinking

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

Chu this is staid England not South Side Chicargo .

[@marisag5717]

He didn’t protect his girlfriend.

[@janet5846]

How do you propose he did that? Poor guy is dead, nothing he could've done, maybe you'd do better at gun point?

[@ivealwaysbeencrazy2]

She was in me DMs!

[@dawnbaswell1853]

Later dna proved it

[@freddyusayi5805]

One of the biggest cases full of flaws and loopholes,,, my opinion is that back then the guy was just set up and the guilty verdict was wrong but now everything looks convenient when the true offender was set up

[@johndavis9432]

He was set up.Yeah sure.

[@davis7099]

Hanratty was known from school days as a cocky, dim witted probable psychopath. His DNA alone was found on two items that were rigorously tested. There were no markers from other individuals which would be the case if the material were contaminated.

[@FigaroHey]

When celebrities take up a cause, you automatically know what side to be on. Celebrity wisdom is infallible.

[@crystalshaw8744]

That's sarcasm I hope...smile.

[@leongt1954]

DNA matches case closed

[@NnNn-yr7mu]

No it just marks the spot where your brain stopped working .

[@patricialagrier5218]

This was a great case but he was not the one who did it so the police told that lady to point him out. So everyone is dead 🤬 I would have liked to see the liar woman be charged with lying 🤬🤬😱

[@mountainman4859]

So there is a small chance the dna was contaminated. And in it’s contaminated state it just happened to match his family dna, as well as his own from his tooth. What are the chances his possibly contaminated dna would be a match to his and his family’s? He did it. They got the right man. I feel for his brother and the whole family. But he was a crook and they know that. Deep down they have to know he was guilty.

[@clsatc]

❤

[@istenfasz]

Of course he did it.

[@jeromehenen8256]

in 1961 the jury made a mistake , because the evidence was too thin by far. but DNA evidence 40 years later seems to prove it was Hanratty ...so i go with that ...

[@aenehii]

I don’t understand why anyone would still want to investigate this!? The DNA matched! They never met before this encounter. At this point it doesn’t matter what the witnesses have said.