Inside The Scotland Yard Files: Reopening The Ash Vale Murder Case

In 1949, James John Alcott was a soldier destined for the gallows -until a Royal pardon changed everything. This documentary explores the dark history of the man who was given a second chance, only to commit one of Britain’s most brutal railway crimes.

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