| ID | 132999 |
| Title Proper | Last Britons to hang |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Crawshaw, Steve |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Fifty year ago, on August 13, 1964 Gwynne Evans and Peter Allen were hanged. They had been convicted of the murder of John West of his home in Cumbria during a robbery four month earlier. The men were sentenced to suffer death in the manner authorized by law: Evan was hanged 8am in Strangeway Prison, Manchester, Allen in Walton Prison, Liverpool, at the same of the same day. |
| `In' analytical Note | World Today Vol.70, No.4; Aug-Sep.2014: p.38 |
| Journal Source | World Today Vol.70, No.4; Aug-Sep.2014: p.38 |
| Key Words | Law and Justice ; Crime ; United Kingdom ; Gwynne Evans ; Peter Allen ; Contemporary History - UK ; John West |