Ruth Ellis AKA Ruth Neilson Born: 9-Oct-1925 Birthplace: Rhyl, Denbighshire, Wales Died: 13-Jul-1955 Location of death: London, England [1] Cause of death: Execution Remains: Buried, St. Mary Churchyard, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Race or Ethnicity: White Occupation: Criminal Nationality: Wales Executive summary: Last woman hanged in England Night-club hostess who in a moment of rage shot and killed her abusive boyfriend David Blakely outside a Hampstead pub in full view of patrons, afterward asking them to call the police on her. Following a brief trial, she was hanged at the Holloway Prison for women three months later, the last woman to be executed in England. Her case caused a great public stir, prompting the abolition of the death penalty ten years later.
Subject of the film Dance with a Stranger (1985). [1] Holloway Prison, Islington, London, England.
Son: Clare Andria (b. 1944, with a Canadian soldier) Husband: George Ellis (m. 1950, separated 1951) Daughter: Georgina (b. 1951 with Ellis) Boyfriend: David Blakely (racecar driver, b. 1929, d. 10-Apr-1955 murder)
Murder Risk Factors: Alcoholism
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