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HMP Dorchester homes: Permission to exhume bodies sought
It is believed Martha Brown, the last woman to be publicly hanged in Dorset, is buried at the site A developer has sought permission to exhume bodies buried at a former prison - despite plans for ...
The troubling story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman in the UK to receive the death penalty
On July 13, 1955, a crowd of 500 people gathered outside Holloway Prison in support of ... but interest in the story behind ...
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Execution of Martha Brown of Beaminster affected Hardy
The public execution of a murderess was the inspiration behind Thomas Hardy's novel 'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'. On August 9 1856, a young 16 year old Hardy-along with between 3,000 and 4,000 people ...
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Dorchester Prison: Developer selling 'at expense of taxpayer'
Worst prison' conditions 'improve dramatically' UK house price growth 'at 14-month high' Home sellers risk losing money over quick sales It is believed Martha Brown, the last woman to be hanged in ...
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Date set for the execution of Marion Bowman Jr., the third SC inmate scheduled to die
A date has been set for the execution ... on Nursery Road in Dorchester County. Bowman was convicted of murder and arson, third degree, and sentenced to death in 2002. But last-minute appeals ...