Derek Bentley was just 19 when he was hanged for a murder he did not commit.
No, really. He didn't commit a murder and nobody is arguing that point. Not even the police.
So how did a young man end up at the wrong end of a rope? It all came down to word choice.
Hit that play button and follow the language evidence in the first modern case where words decided the fate for one very unlucky man.
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