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Conditional pardon granted for Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK - BBC

Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

BBC News·8 July 2026 at 16:15·1 min read
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Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

GLOBAL — Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.

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