Overview
Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.
Source
Originally published at www.bbc.co.uk.
Conflict & War
Ruth Ellis, last woman to be hanged in UK, gets conditional posthumous pardon
Key Takeaway
Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.
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Ruth Ellis was hanged at London's Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely.
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