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Ruth Ellis

British escort and murderer (1926–1955)

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Ruth Ellis: British escort and murderer (1926–1955)
Ruth Ellis was a Welsh 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.

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Family of last woman to be hanged in UK seeks pardon [Video]

Family of last woman to be hanged in UK seeks pardon

Laura Enston says her grandmother, who was the last woman to be hanged in the UK, was "really let down during her trial". Ruth Ellis was found guilty of murdering her former lover, David Blakely, and..

Credit: ODN     Duration: 00:28Published

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