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Battered woman Ruby Marshall's murder case in Kansas
Ruby Marshall, a battered wife, killed her husband in 1973 with a hammer and knife during a violent marriage. A Wyandotte County jury found her guilty of murder. she has since been imprisoned in Lansing, facing parole debates as debate grows over battered woman defenses and state history on responses to abuse.
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Dave Ranney
Harris
Ruby Marshall
Wyandotte
Marshall
State Women’s Prison
Lansing
State Parole Board
Ruby
Kansas
Aiken
S.C
Hezekiah
Philadelphia