Person: Valerie Storie

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DNA technology is a true crime against a popular literary genre

WHEN you’ve believed something passionately for a long, long time, it’s incredibly difficult to relinquish that belief, writes Terry Prone.

Mon, 23 May, 2016

Hanratty murder conviction upheld

The murder conviction of Drogheda man James Hanratty, who was hanged 40 years ago protesting his innocence, was today upheld by the UK's Court of Appeal which ruled that DNA evidence established his guilt ‘‘beyond doubt’’.

Fri, 10 May, 2002

Documentary blow to Hanratty campaign

A documentary due to be broadcast tonight is expected to deal a severe blow to Irish attempts to clear the name of a Co Louth man who was hanged for murder in Britain in 1962.

Thu, 02 May, 2002

Hanratty reburied after DNA samples taken

The body of James Hanratty has been reburied, five hours after being exhumed by police to collect DNA to determine whether he committed the A6 murder in England.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2001