The effort here is to depict the psychology of this little man who -maybe- accidentally was found in the position of the accused, as he stands still for the police mugshot.

Surprisingly and although I expected to detect some kind of fear, weakness or surprise in front of a powerful system, what I detect – and consequently try to render- is a hint of a, psychotic I could call it, pleasure sourcing from the fact that for the first time in his life the little man focuses the lights of publicity on him and becomes famous, although the threat of execution is right over his head. He could be the hero of “the ABC murders” by Agathe Christie.

Drawn with the “upside-down” technique, tha face outline is distorted while the other facial features remain relatively untouched.

For the history, James Hanratty was accused and convicted for the murders on A6 road in England back in 1961although the verdict was strongly doubted untill today and despite a DNA test that confirmed the accusation in 2002.