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TAGGED: Pentridge Prison
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Ronald Ryan's execution day

Footage of the crowd of protesters outside Pentridge Prison on the day of Ronald Ryan’s execution, 3 February 1967.

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The evidence

On the night of Christmas Day 1965, Peter Walker killed Arthur Henderson (later claiming it was self-defence); Henderson had met and recognised prison escapees Walker and Ronald Ryan whilst they we

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The eyewitnesses

This clip contains interviews with two eyewitnesses who came face-to-face with Ronald Ryan and Peter Walker in December 1965.

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Ronald Ryan's mother

This excerpt features part of a press conference with Mrs Ryan, Ronald’s mother, who was being cared for by nuns.

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Politics, religion and capital punishment

When Ronald Ryan was sentenced to death in 1966, it sparked debate across the community with politicians and religious authorities making statements for and against capital punishment.

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Community attitudes

During Ronald Ryan and Peter Walker's escape from Pentridge Prison in December 1965, warder George Hodson was shot dead.