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Lucy Lowe alias Ellis - Child Murder
1876

What was Lucy like as a person?

Child murder - the case of Lucy Lowe: Task 2

Look at the Bedford Gaol record of Lucy Lowe.

What does it tell us about

  • Her appearance
  • Her ability to read and write
  • Her life story up to her arrest
  • Her offence
  • How she was treated after sentence
You can use the writing frame to make notes from the gaol record.

Use this evidence to suggest reasons why Lucy was allowed to live rather than die on the gallows.



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