Ruth Ellis - Wikipedia Ruth Ellis (née Neilson; 9 October 1926 – 13 July 1955) was a Welsh-born 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
Ruth Elliss grandchildren seek pardon for last woman hanged Nightclub hostess Ruth Ellis, from Rhyl, Denbighshire, was executed on 13 July 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David Blakely She was hanged at London's Holloway Prison
The true story of Ruth Ellis and the hanging that rocked a nation In July 1955 Ruth Ellis, a mother of two, was hanged for murder, despite a huge public outcry, after shooting dead her abusive boyfriend As a drama about Ellis arrives on ITV, Lizzie Seal explains how the execution swung public opinion against the death penalty in Britain
Ruth Ellis (activist) - Wikipedia Ruth Charlotte Ellis (July 23, 1899 – October 5, 2000) was an African-American LGBT rights activist and one of the oldest surviving open lesbians at the age of 101 [1]