▁journalist ▁and ▁crime ▁author ▁Leopold ▁Hor ace ▁O gn all , ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁pen ▁name ▁Hart ley ▁Howard . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁Harry ▁Henry ▁after ▁his ▁grand father , ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁one ▁month ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁born . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Canada ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Glasgow , ▁where ▁his ▁grand father ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁R uther g len . ▁His ▁great - grand par ents , ▁Laz arus ▁O gn all ▁and ▁Rach ael ▁Rosen stein , ▁were ▁Russian ▁Jews ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Le eds ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁O gn all ▁went ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁to ▁read ▁law , ▁and ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁on ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁O gn all ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁at ▁Gray ' s ▁Inn ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁and ▁took ▁sil k ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁rec order ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁ ▁O gn all ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁Peter ▁S ut cl iffe , ▁dub bed ▁the ▁York shire ▁Ri pper , ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁mur ders ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁As ▁Queen ' s ▁Coun sel ▁for ▁the ▁Crown '