1. Dennis John Whitty was, along with his accomplice Russell Pascoe, the third-to-last prisoner to be executed by hanging in a British prison.
10 Facts About Dennis Whitty
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Dennis Whitty was working as a labourer at Truro Gas Works.
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Dennis Whitty was wearing dark jeans and a dark, double-breasted blazer with silver buttons.
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The girls they lived with later testified that Dennis Whitty was "grinning all over his face", and that Pascoe was seen wiping blood from Dennis Whitty's face.
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Dennis Whitty claimed that Whitty "went mad with the knife", then took the bar from Pascoe and repeatedly struck Rowe with it.
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Dennis Whitty was defended by Mr Norman Skelhorn, QC, who entered a plea of 'not guilty'.
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Dennis Whitty clarified that Whitty was suffering from a hysterical condition and experienced blackouts.
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Dennis Whitty himself claimed that he had seen "strange and unnatural things", such as doors opening on their own and pictures changing places on walls overnight.
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Dennis Whitty said he believed in ghosts and had seen "a figure with wings" on a beach one night.
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Dennis Whitty testified that Whitty was prone to epileptic fits which caused him to be violent.