Episode 17: Broken Fingernails
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Ruth Blay's Trial
Ruth Blay was sentenced to death for the murder of her infant in 1768. The royal governor of New Hampshire issued three consecutive reprieves, postponing her execution. On December 30, over 1,000 people gathered at Gallows Hill and watched Ruth be hanged. She died moments later; there's no record of a pardon.
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