Ruth Ellis' grandchildren believe she should be pardoned [Bettmann Archive/Getty Images] The grandchildren of the last woman to be hanged in Britain are seeking a posthumous pardon, saying she was ...

Ruth Ellis was hanged at Holloway prison on July 13, 1955 - Evening Standard Lawyers representing the family of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, are seeking a posthumous pardon from ...

The grandchildren of the last woman to be executed in Britain have called for Ruth Ellis to be pardoned, 70 years after she was sent to the gallows for murdering her "abusive" lover, their lawyers ...

For this next story, we're going to take you back in time to a 1950s true crime story. It's about murder, execution by hanging and legal mistakes that led Britain to abolish its death penalty. NPR's ...

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a gripping new true crime story focused on its titular protagonist, played by Lucy Boynton. The drama, which is out now on ITVX, follows the case of Ruth Ellis, ...

In 1955, Ruth Ellis was hanged for killing her abusive partner, a scandal that gripped the nation. But the murder investigation was flawed and incomplete, and eventually, Ellis’ case was a catalyst ...