James Hanratty no credible alibi for the date in question, but repeated each time that he had nothing to do with the A6 murder. On 11 October, Hanratty was arrested by police in Blackpool, at the Stevonia cafe. On 14 October, Valerie Storie identified Hanratty in an identity parade, after each of the men in the parade had repeated the phrase used by the murderer: "Be quiet, will you? I'm thinking." Hanratty was then charged with the murder of Michael Gregsten. Hanratty's murder trial started at Bedfordshire Assizes on 22 January 1962; it was originally to have been heard at the Old
Murder in the Big House GO MAD as murder strikes death row!" Steven H. Scheuer's "TV Movie Almanac & Ratings 1958 & 1959" gives "Murder in the Big House" 2 stars (out of 4), stating that "[B]oth Faye and Van played their first big screen roles in this and it's a wonder they survived. Grade B effort with reporter solving murder for police who have supposedly been trained for the task." "The Motion Picture Guide" also had a low opinion, assigning 1½ stars (out of 5) and calling it a "[F]airly dull prison film starring Johnson (in his first big role) as cub reporter who,