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Did class prejudice doom Ruth Ellis to hang?
When Ruth met David Blakely in the summer of 1953 she was 26 and he had just turned 24. Dark-haired and handsome, at just 5ft 9in he towered over Ruth, a mere 5ft 2in in stockinged heels.
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dailymail.com
Ruth Ellis, the last woman executed in UK, posthumously pardoned
Ellis, a nightclub hostess, was executed in 1955 for murdering her lover, David Blakely. Her grandchildren campaigned for a pardon on the basis that she was the victim of abuse.
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abc.net.au
'Profound injustice': Last woman executed in UK pardoned by King
The case of Ruth Ellis has gripped Britain for decades and inspired the 1985 film Dance with a Stranger.
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My grandmother Ruth Ellis was the last woman to be hanged in Britain
Ruth Ellis was executed at the age of 28 at North London's Holloway Prison in July 1955, having shot dead boyfriend David Blakely in nearby Hampstead.
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Did class prejudice doom Ruth Ellis to hang?
When Ruth met David Blakely in the summer of 1953 she was 26 and he had just turned 24. Dark-haired and handsome, at just 5ft 9in he towered over Ruth, a mere 5ft 2in in…
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Should Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in UK, have been pardoned?
On a warm summer's morning in 1955, deep within the walls of Holloway prison, a tiny, slim young woman was getting dressed.