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Granddaughter Seeks Posthumous Pardon for Ruth Ellis
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Family of Ruth Ellis – last woman to be hanged in Britain – seeks a pardon
The family of Ruth Ellis – the last woman to be hanged in Britain – is seeking a pardon for her. The family claims she was a victim of an “historical injustice”. Ellis, 28, was convicted at the Old Bailey of premeditated murder. The jury took 14 minutes to make its decision. A month after her conviction Ellis – a night-club hostess – she was hanged at Holloway Prison. Ellis shot dead her lover – racing driver David Blakely – outside a Hampstead …
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