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was found guilty and hanged in April 1962. Alphon was convicted and fined for this harassment, and his long-running involvement in the matter has remained controversial. This case has continued to attract significant interest, with several further books, articles and television programmes
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in 1965, which asserted wrongful conviction in the case. Lord Russell and his wife suffered significant harassment, in the form of frequent anonymous telephone calls, from Peter Louis Alphon, who had been an early suspect in the murder, before
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Lord Russell of Liverpool died in April 1981, a few days short of his 86th birthday, and was succeeded to the barony by his grandson
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investigating it, with many asserting Hanratty's wrongful conviction, and some key aspects are still unclear.
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He left Cambridge to join the British Army soon after the outbreak of war. He served with distinction in the
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Books in which Edward Russell, 2nd Baron Russell of Liverpool contributed a foreword or an introduction:
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in 1931, but never developed a substantial practice on the Oxford circuit. He developed a career in the
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The Record; The Trial of Adolf Eichmann for His Crimes Against the Jewish People and Against Humanity
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in 1945. He was one of the chief legal advisers during war-crimes proceedings, for both the
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The Urge to Punish: New Approaches to the Problem of Mental Irresponsibility for Crime
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in August 1961 and the long-running debate that followed it. He wrote the book
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Knight of the sword: The Life and Letters of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
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Harvest of Hate: The Nazi Program for the Destruction of the Jews of Europe
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He resigned from his government post over the publication of his book
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Russell was the son of Richard Henry Langley Russell, second son of
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Edward Frederick Langley Russell, 2nd Baron Russell of Liverpool
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Prisons and Prisoners in Portugal: An Independent Investigation
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The Scourge of the Swastika: A Short History of Nazi War Crimes
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The Scourge of the Swastika: A Short History of Nazi War Crimes
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The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes
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Lord Russell became involved in investigating the sensational
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The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes
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Commandant of Auschwitz: The Autobiography of Rudolf Hoess
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