Report of the Bentley/Craig murder where Derek Bentley was hanged in spite of an anti-hanging campaign led by Sydney Silverman, MP. This case was instrumental in bringing about the abolition of hanging in Nov 1965.
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- Dates of CreationJun 1988
- Physical Description1 volume
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