“Man dies still denying murder
“Man dies still denying murderKeith Moor, Herald Sun
February 3, 2012
THE man at the centre of one of the most controversial murder cases in Victorian history has died maintaining his innocence.
Family members also remained convinced Leith Ratten was wrongly convicted in 1970 over the shooting death of his pregnant wife Bev in the kitchen of their Echuca home.
Ratten died late last month in Brisbane at 73.
His brother, Graeme, 84, said Ratten should never have been jailed and claimed Bev Ratten was killed when Ratten"s shotgun accidentally discharged while he was cleaning it.
A death notice in the Herald Sun this week referred to Ratten as the "loved husband of Bev".
Herald SunWhat it didn"t say was that Ratten was sentenced to death by a Supreme Cour
