Granddaughter Seeks Posthumous Pardon for Ruth Ellis

Granddaughter seeks posthumous pardon for Ruth Ellis

The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in Britain are seeking a posthumous pardon, saying she was physically and emotionally abused by her…

Family of Ruth Ellis – last woman to be hanged in Britain – seeks a pardon

The family of Ruth Ellis – the last woman to be hanged in Britain – is seeking a pardon for her. The family claims she was a victim of an “historical injustice”. Ellis, 28, was convicted at the Old Bailey of premeditated murder. The jury took 14 minutes to make its decision. A month after her conviction Ellis – a night-club hostess – she was hanged at Holloway Prison. Ellis shot dead her lover – racing driver David Blakely – outside a Hampstead …