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Ruth Ellis Posthumous Pardon

Updated 2026-07-08 14:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

The UK government has granted a conditional posthumous pardon to Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in the country. She was hanged in 1955 for murdering her lover David Blakely.

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Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in UK, gets conditional posthumous pardon

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

2026-07-08 13:43 UTC