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Ruth Ellis receives historic pardon 70 years after execution as evidence of domestic abuse emerges
The UK Parliament finally granted a conditional pardon to Ruth Ellis, the last woman to receive capital punishment in the country back in 1955. The then-28-year-old accused was charged with the murder of her partner of two years, David Blakely. The pardon application was put in the court by Ellis’ four grandchildren, who claimed that...
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Daily Post Nigeria
· Jul 9, 2026
UK finally pardons Ruth Ellis, 70 years after execution
The United Kingdom authorities have approved a posthumous amnesty for Ruth Ellis, more than 70 years after she was hanged for homicide. The deceased had been convicted of murder after a trial and executed on 13 July 1955 for shooting and killing David Blakely on 10 April 1955. The conditional pardon was granted by King [] UK finally pardons Ruth Ellis, 70 years after execution
Daily Mail
· Jul 11, 2026
She was the last woman hanged in Britain but should Ruth Ellis REALLY have been pardoned for her crime of passion? Read her compelling life story and decide for yourself
She was the last woman hanged in Britain but should Ruth Ellis REALLY have been pardoned for her crime of passion? Read her compelling life story and decide for yourself
Tampa Free Press
· Jun 26, 2026
Fake Employees, Real Prison Time: Arizona Woman Admits To $7.7M IRS Relief Fraud
An Arizona woman faces up to a decade in federal prison after admitting to a scheme that attempted to trick the IRS out of more than 7.7 million in pandemic-era government funds. Regina Durkin, a resident of New River, Arizona, pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of conspiracy to file false claims. According to [] Fake Employees, Real Prison Time: Arizona Woman Admits To 7.7M IRS Relief Fraud
Knewz
· Jul 8, 2026
Nursing home employees get 10 years in prison for making disturbing Snapchat videos of elderly and dead patients
Two nursing home employees, McKenzie Bolfa and Aubrey Granata, will spend a decade in prison after they pleaded guilty to elderly abuse and conspiracy. A third accomplice, Jade Williams, who had also pleaded guilty, is already serving 12 years in prison, per the Kansas City Star. The incident occurred at the Golden Age Nursing Home...
The Daily Wire
· Jul 8, 2026
Judge Who Helped Illegal Evade ICE Gets No Prison Time
She helped an illegal immigrant sneak out of a courthouse where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were waiting to carry out an arrest. Despite being convicted, the former Wisconsin judge was just spared from serving time in prison. At a sentencing hearing Wednesday, former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan received no prison ...
Daily Mirror
· Jul 8, 2026
‘Ruth Ellis was a murderer, but her pardon means now she is just my grandmother’
Exclusive: Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged in July 1955, after shooting dead her lover David Blakely, has been posthumously pardoned - finally meaning she is just Stephen Beard's grandmother and not a cold blooded killer.
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Related coverage for "Ruth Ellis receives historic pardon 70 years after execution as evidence of domestic abuse emerges": Daily Post Nigeria — UK finally pardons Ruth Ellis, 70 years after execution. Daily Mail — She was the last woman hanged in Britain but should Ruth Ellis REALLY have been pardoned for her crime of passion? Read her compelling life story and decide for yourself. Tampa Free Press — Fake Employees, Real Prison Time: Arizona Woman Admits To $7.7M IRS Relief Fraud. Knewz — Nursing home employees get 10 years in prison for making disturbing Snapchat videos of elderly and dead patients. The Daily Wire — Judge Who Helped Illegal Evade ICE Gets No Prison Time. Daily Mirror — ‘Ruth Ellis was a murderer, but her pardon means now she is just my grandmother’