Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, continues to inspire a morbid fascination in the public imagination. This week, ITV will premiere a new dramatisation of Ellis’s life, crime, and ...
Ruth Ellis was hanged at Holloway prison on July 13, 1955 - Evening Standard Lawyers representing the family of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, are seeking a posthumous pardon from ...
ITV's four-part drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, is based on Carol Ann Lee’s acclaimed biography, A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story - the show delves into the hidden story of ...
Apart from the dramatic passion of her crime, Ruth Ellis gained notoriety for one other fact – she was the last woman to be executed in the UK, to an outpouring of public anger. The nightclub hostess ...