Unseen footage of Ronald Ryan, Australia's last man hanged | RetroFocus

Ronald Ryan escaped from Pentridge Prison in December, 1965, cementing his place in history as the last man to be hanged in Australia, and the catalyst for the abolition of capital punishment.

Using never-before-seen material from film stored in a box at the ABC until 2006, RetroFocus presents the story of Australia’s last execution.


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