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Ruth Ellis (née Neilson; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a British nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be executed in the United Kingdom following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely.
Mar 12, 2018 · In 1955 Ruth Ellis was hanged for shooting her lover and abuser. Her execution sparked a public conversation that would ultimately lead to the abolishment of the death penalty. After her death, there was an increase in public support for the abolishment of the death penalty.
Follows the story of Ruth Ellis: her lifestyle as a young nightclub manageress, her violent relationship with the man she then killed in cold blood, her arrest, trial, and subsequent legal battle to get her release before she was hanged.
Jul 10, 2019 · In July 1955 Ruth Ellis, a mother of two, was hanged for murder, despite a huge public outcry, after shooting dead her abusive boyfriend. Lizzie Seal explains how the execution swung public opinion against the death penalty in Britain. Published: July 10, 2019 at 10:00 AM.
Nov 12, 2018 · Art. Ruth Ellis: The model who smiled at her executioner. New exhibition explores the life of the last woman to be put to death in Britain. Ruth Ellis with her boyfriend David Blakely at the...
Mar 15, 2018 · She was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey, jailed at HM Prison Holloway and swiftly put to death on 13 July. The case was a tragic one, Ellis having endured a hard life and...
Jul 13, 2011 · Ruth Ellis was a London bar hostess and call girl, from Rhyl in North Wales originally, who took up with an ex-public schoolboy called David Blakely, a motor-racing enthusiast and, like her, a heavy drinker.
