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Epitaph - Last Man Hanged
Television (Full Length Episode) – 1997
In loving memory of Walter James Bolton. Hanged 1957. An innocent man who died at the hands of justice. May this abuse of justice never be tolerated again - Your loving son. Robert James Bolton.– Walter James Bolton's epitaph
A father of six, Bolton paid large sums of money for his wife's healthcare (he even placed her in a private hospital); and was the only member of the family to agree to an autopsy, which then revealed Beatrice's organs were riddled with poison.– Michelle Coursey writes about the case in the NZ Herald, 14 October 2007
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