Ronald True
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Ronald True (17 June 1891 ā 8 January 1951) was an English murderer who was convicted of the 1922 bludgeoning and murder by asphyxiation of a 25-year-old prostitute and call girl named Gertrude Yates. He was initially sentenced to death for Yates's murder, and an initial appeal was dismissed by the Lord Chief Justice.
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Ronald True | |
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Born | Angus Ronald True 17 June 1891 |
Died | 8 January 1951(1951-01-08) (aged 59) |
Occupation | Former military pilot |
Years active | 1915ā1916 |
Criminal status | Conviction reprieved on grounds of insanity (8 June 1922) |
Conviction(s) | Murder (5 May 1922) |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Penalty | Death by hanging |
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Victims | Gertrude Yates (aka Olive Young) |
Imprisoned at | HM Prison Pentonville (later transferred to Broadmoor Hospital upon reprieve) |
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True's conviction was later reprieved following a psychiatric examination ordered by the Home Secretary which determined that True was legally insane. True was then confined for life in Broadmoor Hospital in lieu of his death sentence. He died of a heart attack while still confined at Broadmoor in January 1951, aged 59.