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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
gptkb:Clinical_Trials
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gptkbp:aftermath
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debate on capital punishment
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gptkbp:appeals_to
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unsuccessful
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gptkbp:arrested_for
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July 13, 1955
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gptkbp:birth_date
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October 9, 1931
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gptkbp:born
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October 9, 1926
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gptkbp:burial_place
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St. Mary’s Churchyard, Amersham
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gptkbp:casualties
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David Blakely
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gptkbp:cause_of_death
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execution by hanging
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gptkbp:clinical_trial
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gptkb:1955
gptkb:London
gptkb:Old_Bailey
10 days
guilty verdict
Ruth Ellis trial
legal reforms discussed
debate on women's rights and justice system.
highlighted gender issues in law
increased anti-death penalty sentiment
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gptkbp:consequences
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capital punishment laws in the UK
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gptkbp:convicted_of
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gptkb:murder
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gptkbp:court
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Sir John Maude
James Burge
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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symbol of women's rights issues
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gptkbp:death_date
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July 13, 1955
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gptkbp:died
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July 13, 1955
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gptkbp:food_options
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gptkb:unknown
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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controversial figure in UK history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ruth Ellis
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gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of
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campaigners against the death penalty
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gptkbp:judges
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Mr. Justice Asquith
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gptkbp:legal_representation
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controversial
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gptkbp:media_appearances
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films and documentaries
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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extensive
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:British
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gptkbp:notable_for
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being the last woman to be hanged in the UK
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Model
barmaid
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:London
gptkb:London,_England
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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Holloway Prison, London
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gptkbp:public_reaction
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controversial
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gptkbp:relationship_with_victim
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boyfriend
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gptkbp:result
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I am innocent.
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gptkbp:sentence
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death penalty
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gptkbp:significance
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last woman to be executed in the UK
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gptkbp:strategy
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temporary insanity
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gptkbp:trial_appeal_basis
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miscarriage of justice claims
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gptkbp:trial_historical_context
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post-war Britain
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gptkbp:trial_judge's_ruling
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admissibility of evidence
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gptkbp:trial_jury
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12 members
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gptkbp:trial_media_attention
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highly publicized
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gptkbp:trial_public_opinion
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divided
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gptkbp:trial_verdict_date
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July 4, 1955
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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witness testimonies
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gptkbp:was_executed_by
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shooting
hanging
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gptkbp:witnesses
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friends and family
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Daughters_of_Bilitis
gptkb:Holloway_Prison
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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