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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.
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.
12 de mar. de 2018 · On April 10, 1955, Easter Sunday, Ruth Ellis tracked down Blakely in front of Magdala, a public house in Hampstead, London. While he was locking his car, she pulled out a .38 caliber revolver and fired it.
4 de set. de 2022 · Ruth Ellis, de 28 anos de idade, havia sido condenada por matar seu namorado, o herdeiro milionário e piloto de corridas David Blakely, morto em 10 de abril, domingo de Páscoa, de 1955.
10 de jul. de 2019 · Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation. 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.
15 de mar. de 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...
10 de jun. de 2024 · In 1955 Ruth Ellis was the last woman hanged in Britain for the murder of her lover. In this investigative three-part series film-maker Gillian Pachter re-examines the case.
