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Sifting through the mass of testimony, the jury deliberated for nearly ten hours. The verdict brought cries of protest from foes of capital punishment, who believed that if Hanratty with his history of mental illness, had pleaded "guilty, but insane," he would have escaped the gallows. Execution was set for March 7, pending appeal—or the last-minute appearance of the man with the gold cuff links.
*A slide file of 550 facial characteristics containing, among other things, 102 sets of eyes ranging from pop to squinty, 33 sets of lips from thin to sensuous, 52 chins from weak to jutting, and even 25 sets of wrinkles. Witnesses pick the individual features that most closely resemble their idea of the criminal's looks. From their selections a composite picture of all the features is then assembled.