Ronald Ryan

Ronald Ryan
Born
Ronald Edmond Thompson

(1925-02-21)21 February 1925
Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Died3 February 1967(1967-02-03) (aged 41)
HM Prison Pentridge, Victoria, Australia
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Criminal statusExecuted by hanging
SpouseDorothy Janet (née George)
ConvictionMurder
Criminal penaltyDeath

Ronald Joseph Ryan (21 February 1925 – 3 February 1967) was the last person to be legally executed in Australia. Ryan was found guilty of shooting and killing warder George Hodson during an escape from Pentridge Prison, Victoria, in 1965. Ryan's hanging was met with public protests by those opposed to capital punishment. Capital punishment was abolished in all states by 1985.

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