The murder of John Alan West on 7 April 1964 was the crime which led to the last death sentences carried out in the United Kingdom.West was a 53-year-old van driver for a laundry when he was killed by Gwynne Evans and Peter Allen who had gone to rob him at his home in Seaton, Cumberland.Both murderers were unemployed and had a history of petty crime; they were arrested and charged within two ... More @Wikipedia
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