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Ruth Ellis was hanged at Holloway Prison in London, England, on July 13, 1955. She was the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom. Her case garnered significant public attention and controversy, ultimately leading to changes in capital punishment laws in the UK.

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Who was the last woman to be hanged in England?

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Ruth Ellis was born on October 9, 1926, in Rhyl, Flintshire, Wales, UK.


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The last woman hanged in England was Ruth Ellis. She was hanged on July 13, 1955 at HM prison Holloway. She was hanged because she was being convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely. On Easter Sunday 1955, Ellis shot Blakely dead outside the Magdala public house in Hampstead, and immediately gave herself up to the police. At her trial, she took full responsibility for the murder and her courtesy and composure, both in court and in the cells, was noted in the press, it took 13 minutes for the judge to find Ruth guilty.


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