ATV Today: 25.01.1977: Cremation of mass murderer William Hughes

Summary

The cremation of William Hughes, the escaped prisoner who murdered the Moran family at their home at Eastmoor near Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Year:

1977

Duration:

0:00:38

Film type:

Colour / Mute

Company:

ATV

Master format:

16mm

Description

Rumours that Hughes was to be buried at Boythorpe Cemetery in Chesterfield prompted protests including a group of women who filled in his intended grave. Hughes had in fact been cremated at another site in Chesterfield. Protestors who discovered this continued their protest outside the crematorium. Shots of protestors including women with a banner outside Chesterfield crematorium followed by views at Boythorpe Cemetery of the women filling in a grave.


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