BBC Documentaries - Last Man Hanging

Seizoen: 2008 - Aflevering: 42 / 820 - Eerst uitgezonden: 08 september 2008 - Episode ID: 504723

In 1961 Newry man Robert McGladdery was convicted and executed for the brutal murder of local girl Pearl Gamble. His trial caused a media storm and proved a landmark in the debate on capital punishment in the United Kingdom. Now for the first time, using never-before-seen police evidence and private court papers, BBC Northern Ireland tells the story.