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| '''Ronald Ryan''' (c. ] ] - ] ]) was the last man to be executed in ]. | '''Ronald Joesph Ryan''' (c. ] ] - ] ]) was the last man to be executed in ]. | ||
| He was a small-time criminal with no recorded history of violence. He was sent to prison in ] for shop-breaking and weapons offences. He received a 13 year sentence. | He was a small-time criminal with no recorded history of violence. He was sent to prison in ] for shop-breaking and weapons offences. He received a 13 year sentence. | ||
| On ] ], Ronald Ryan and fellow prisoner Peter |
On ] ], Ronald Ryan and fellow prisoner Peter Walker escaped from ]. Prison guard ] was killed during the escape, after Ryan overpowered a guard and took his rifle. Forensic evidence later indicated that the fatal bullet entered Hodson's body at such an angel, that Ryan would have had to have been 12 feet above where he was, when he fired the rifle. | ||
| Ryan and Walker were captured in ] after 19 days and extradited back to Melbourne. Ryan was charged with the murder of Hodson |
Ryan and Walker were captured in ] after 19 days and extradited back to Melbourne. Ryan was charged with the murder of Hodson. He was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to death. | ||
| Ryan was hanged at Pentridge Prison at 8 am on Friday ] ]. He was 41 years old. | Despite numerous protests and an appeal to the Privey Council, Premier Henry Bolte (later Sir Henry) refused to commute his death sentence and Ryan was hanged at Pentridge Prison at 8 am on Friday ] ]. He was 41 years old. | ||
| The hanging produced much protest in Australia. There was doubt about Ryan's guilt in Hodson's death, and surprise to find that the death penalty would still be carried out. It is often claimed that the execution was used by the ] ] (]) for political gain. | The hanging produced much protest in Australia. There was doubt about Ryan's guilt in Hodson's death, and surprise to find that the death penalty would still be carried out. It is often claimed that the execution was used by the ] ] (]) for political gain. | ||
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Ronald Joesph Ryan (c. February 21 1926 - February 3 1967) was the last man to be executed in Australia.
He was a small-time criminal with no recorded history of violence. He was sent to prison in 1964 for shop-breaking and weapons offences. He received a 13 year sentence.
On 19 December 1965, Ronald Ryan and fellow prisoner Peter Walker escaped from Pentridge Prison. Prison guard George Hodson was killed during the escape, after Ryan overpowered a guard and took his rifle. Forensic evidence later indicated that the fatal bullet entered Hodson's body at such an angel, that Ryan would have had to have been 12 feet above where he was, when he fired the rifle.
Ryan and Walker were captured in Sydney after 19 days and extradited back to Melbourne. Ryan was charged with the murder of Hodson. He was found guilty, convicted and sentenced to death.
Despite numerous protests and an appeal to the Privey Council, Premier Henry Bolte (later Sir Henry) refused to commute his death sentence and Ryan was hanged at Pentridge Prison at 8 am on Friday 3 February 1967. He was 41 years old.
The hanging produced much protest in Australia. There was doubt about Ryan's guilt in Hodson's death, and surprise to find that the death penalty would still be carried out. It is often claimed that the execution was used by the Premier of Victoria Henry Bolte (Liberal Party of Australia) for political gain.
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