"Let Him Have it, Chris"

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UPDATE** There's a major motion picture on its way...starring Kevin Costner as George and Diane Lane (!!) as Margaret. It's billed as a thriller...not quite sure I see it as one, but the fact is those actors are more than capable of making these people live. Ralph, I’ll split up the choir-my hunters, that is-into groups, and we’ll be responsible for keeping the fire going-” At 9 am on 28 January 1953, Bentley was hanged at Wandsworth Prison, London, by Albert Pierrepoint, with Harry Allen assisting. There were protests outside the prison and two people were arrested and fined for damage to property. Nobody knows where we are,” said Piggy. He was paler than before and breathless. “Perhaps they knew where we was going to; and perhaps not. But they don’t know where we are ‘cos we never got there.” He gaped at them for a moment, then swayed and sat down. Ralph took the conch from his hands. And we’ll be responsible for keeping a lookout too. If we see a ship out there”-they followed the direction of his bony arm with their eyes-”we’ll put green branches on. Then there’ll be more smoke.”

Watson, Geoffrey (2016). "Let him have it: the short, sad life of Derek Bentley" (PDF). The New South Wales Bar Association . Retrieved 28 September 2020. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Friend's book starts strong with a tale of twin girls (yeah - my mind always jumps to the Overlook Hotel), and their imaginary friend, but loses steam by becoming too convoluted. This novel could easily be edited down to a very taut short story. The other problem I had with the book was that I didn't really didn't care about ANY of the characters, or what was happening to them. As far as chilling books to read this spooky season, I'd put this one near the bottom of the list. Bentley was hanged for the death of PC Sidney George Miles, who was shot to death by Christopher Craig on November 2, 1952. Witnesses to the crime reported hearing Bentley shouting, “Let him have it, Chris,” before the trigger was pulled.

Jeffrey Siger

Enlisting the help of his sister-in-law, a psychotherapist, they make a plan to figure out what is actually haunting the girls. Derek William Bentley, 19, was hanged at Wandsworth Prison in London on January 28, 1953. Forty years later he was granted a royal pardon and five years after that the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction. Bentley (Deceased), R v | [1999] Crim LR 330 | England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) | Judgment | Law | CaseMine". www.casemine.com . Retrieved 28 September 2020. Smith, K. J. M. (September 2010). "Goddard, Rayner, Baron Goddard (1877–1971)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/31152 . Retrieved 16 August 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

I thought this very cleverly delivered and the ending a perfect conclusion for a delightfully chilling tale.

Leighton Gage

Overall, the book's chilling ending is nothing short of jaw-dropping. The lingering echoes of the twins' imaginary and unnerving giggles still haunt my mind. The gothic house setting, the gradual buildup of tension, and the disturbing atmosphere captivate you from the very beginning, making it impossible to put the book down until the thrilling conclusion. I highly recommend this as a must-read for Halloween or for anyone seeking a spine-tingling experience. Then when you get here you build a bonfire that isn’t no use. Now you been and set the whole island on fire. Won’t we look funny if the whole island burns up? Cooked fruit, that’s what we’ll have to eat, and roast pork. And that’s nothing to laugh at! You said Ralph was chief and you don’t give him time to think. Then when he says something you rush off, like, like-”

a b Bergman, Paul; Asimow, Michael (2006). Reel Justice: The Courtroom Goes to the Movies. Kansas City: Andrews McMeel Publishing. p.47. ISBN 9780740754609 . Retrieved 12 November 2012.What I enjoyed about the events that unfold after this is that debut author William Friend blurs the boundaries between the real and the imagined using grief, guilt and trauma as a catalyst, leaving me uncertain about what was truly happening. The book was, at times, slowly and deliberately paced, and while I could appreciate why it was done, it might’ve been a little bit too slow for my tastes.

In just over an hour, jurors returned a guilty verdict but recommended mercy for Bentley. Craig was imprisoned for ten years, while Bentley was to face the gallows. An appeal by his lawyers the following year was not successful. Public outcrySecondly, there was controversy over the existence and meaning of Bentley's alleged instruction to Craig, "let him have it, Chris". Craig and Bentley denied that Bentley had said the words while the police officers testified that he had said them. Further, Bentley's counsel argued that even if he had said the words, it could not be proven that Bentley had intended the words to mean the informal meaning of "shoot him, Chris" instead of the literal meaning of "give him the gun, Chris".