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Person    | Female  Born 9/10/1926  Died 13/7/1955

Ruth Ellis

Categories: Tragedy

Ruth Ellis

Ruth Ellis, née Neilson, was a British nightclub hostess who was convicted of murder and became the last woman to be hanged in the UK following the fatal shooting of her lover, David Blakely, on 10 April 1955. She was executed at Holloway Prison.

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Ruth Ellis

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Ruth Ellis bullet holes - 1st plaque

The naming error on the plaque is interesting. Derek Bentley (1933-53) was a ...

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Ruth Ellis bullet holes - 2nd plaque

In 1954 Ruth Ellis shot David Blakely producing these bullet holes. Ruth Elli...

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