Ludovic Kennedy

Sir Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (3 November 1919 – 18 October 2009) was a British journalist, broadcaster, humanist and author best known for re-examining cases such as the Lindbergh kidnapping and the murder convictions of Timothy Evans and Derek Bentley, and for his role in the abolition of the death penalty in the United Kingdom.

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Birth dateNovember 03, 1919
Birth nameLudovic Henry Coverley Kennedy
Birth place
Edinburgh , Midlothian
Date of deathOctober 18, 2009
Place of death
Wiltshire , Salisbury
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