CRIMEJul 8 · 11:58 UTCSKY NEWS

Last woman hanged in the UK granted conditional pardon

Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in the UK in 1955 for killing her lover David Blakely, has been granted a conditional pardon. The article references a library photo of Ellis from April 19th 1955, prior to her execution in July 1955.

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