James Hanratty James Hanratty 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. He was hanged at Bedford Gaol on 4 April 1962, after being convicted of the murder of scientist Michael Gregsten, aged 36, who was shot dead in a car on the A6 at Deadman's Hill, near Clophill, Bedfordshire in August 1961. Gregsten's mistress, Valerie Storie, was raped, shot five times, and left paralysed. According to Storie, the couple were
Murder of Martha Moxley Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit". In December 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated Skakel's murder conviction with a 4–3 majority decision, writing that he had been convicted due to "overwhelming" evidence presented by prosecutors and furthermore that his legal representation had been adequate. In January 2018, prosecutors asked the Connecticut Supreme Court to revoke Skakel's bail and return him to prison to resume serving his sentence. On May 4, 2018, the Connecticut Supreme Court vacated Skakel's conviction and ordered a new trial. The Court ruled that Sherman had "rendered ineffective assistance" when he failed to contact an alibi