pardoned

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From glamour model to nightclub manager - who was pardoned killer Ruth Ellis?

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

He’s no longer a quintessential underdog routinely pardoned for his bad defense, his questionable durability and his tendency to tighten up in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

He later sought to withdraw the plea, and Trump pardoned him in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Cambodia's acting head of state, former prime minister Hun Sen, pardoned opposition leader Kem Sokha on Monday from a sentence of almost three decades for treason.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Spangler, Mudd, and Arnold were pardoned by Andrew Johnson in 1869 and lived out their days as law- abiding citizens.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly