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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 · Published March 12, 2018. Updated November 7, 2023. In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for shooting her lover. Her execution sparked a public conversation that would ultimately lead to the abolishment of the death penalty. Ruth Ellis Special (1955) Watch on. On July 12, 1955, a notice posted on the gates of Holloway Prison in London read:
- Kara Goldfarb
Jul 10, 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.
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Nov 12, 2018 · 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...
Story by Vicky Jessop. • 1mo. In 1955, at the age of 28, Ruth Ellis became the last woman to be hanged for murder in the UK. Her death, coming after she shot her lover outside a Hampstead pub...
Mar 15, 2018 · Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain, continues to inspire a morbid fascination in the public imagination. This week BBC4 launched a new three-part documentary series in which US...
Jul 7, 2005 · The last woman hanged in Britain was executed on 13 July 1955. Ruth Ellis. 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.
