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Dec 2020
47m 33s

David Blakely Pt. 2

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After Ruth Ellis murdered her lover in April 1955, people throughout London thought she was guaranteed the death penalty. But as investigators began looking into her past, they found new information that cast her case in new light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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