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Ruth Ellis nata Neilson (Rhyl, 9 ottobre 1926 – Londra, 13 luglio 1955) è nota per essere l'ultima donna giustiziata nel Regno Unito. Entraîneuse in un locale notturno e madre di due figli, fu coinvolta in una relazione con David Blakely, terminata con l'uccisione di quest'ultimo da parte sua.
Ruth Ellis (née Neilson; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) 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.
21 mar 2018 · Ruth Ellis, l’ultima donna impiccata nel Regno Unito, nel 1955, aveva già visto l’inferno ben prima di essere giustiziata. Conduce a Londra – città in cui tenta di dimenticare i recenti orrori della guerra con eccessi di trasgressione – una vita disordinata e solo apparentemente “libera”.
12 mar 2018 · On July 13, 1955, as the notice indicated, 28-year-old Ruth Ellis was hanged. Her execution led to a public discussion on whether execution as punishment was ethical for women, for anyone, or whether there should be various degrees of murder.
- Kara Goldfarb
10 lug 2019 · 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.
- Rachel Dinning
12 nov 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...
15 mar 2018 · Ruth Ellis: Who was the last woman hanged in Britain and why are we so obsessed with her murder case? A new BBC4 documentary is set to reignite interest in the famous execution that shook...
