Multiple choice

Who was hung on April 4, 1962 for murder in spite of serious doubts about his identification.

  1. James Hanratty

  2. Alphonse Bertillon

  3. Sir Francis Gaulton

  4. Sir Edward Henry
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Explanation

James Hanratty was executed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 1962, for the infamous A6 murder, amid intense public debate and doubts regarding the eyewitness identification. The other options listed (Bertillon, Galton, and Henry) are famous historical pioneers in forensics and fingerprinting, not criminal defendants.

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