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 of John Hurford explain how to use a stethoscope. On the second day of the trial, Larkin confessed to the murder. Both Dodd and Larkin were found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging. They were hanged on the following Monday in Fremantle Prison. Dixon was charged with conspiracy to forge the will. He pleaded guilty and was transported to Van Diemen's Land for the term of his natural life. Both Dodd and Larkin were the first executions in the new prison, and Larkin was the first woman to be hanged in Western Australia. Murder of John Hurford The murder of John Hurford