Hello lovely listeners! Welcome back to another episode, this week we are looking at the crime of passion between Ruth and one of her many boyfriends, car driver, David Blakely. In the episode we will hear the tragic beginnings of Ruth and her story, then what ultimately led her to pulling the trigger, then the aftermath of the whole event which is honestly just as devastating as the event itself!
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Ruth Ellis – The History Room (history-room.co.uk)
Ruth Ellis: Sex, Love, Abuse, and Murder (georgepallas.com)
1955: Ruth Ellis Shoots Her Lover David Blakely Outside the Magdala Pub in Hampstead - Flashbak
Ruth Ellis: The model who smiled at her executioner – The Irish Times
Ruth Ellis - Wikipedia
RUTH ELLIS - THE TRUTH: SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH ABOUT RUTH ELLIS (ruthellis-the-truth.blogspot.com)
Terrible family secret Ruth Ellis took with her to the gallows; Muriel Jakubait has fought a tireless campaign to have the conviction of her sister Ruth Ellis reduced from murder to manslaughter. As the Court of Appeal prepares to hear new evidence, she tells Penny Fray about the years of abuse the pair suffered at the hands of their brutal father. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
The life and death of Ruth Ellis- was she a murderer or the victim?, page 1 (abovetopsecret.com) - CONSPIRACY THEORY
RUTH ELLIS' DAUGHTER: I AM DYING OF CANCER; Georgie's agony as she fights to clear mother's name. - Free Online Library (thefreelibrary.com)
Ruth Ellis - the last woman to be hanged in Britain (capitalpunishmentuk.org)
Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Hanged At Holloway Prison | Crime Traveller
David Blakely (1929-1955) - Find a Grave Memorial
David Blakely 1929-1955 | History, Monuments and Memorials of Penn (pennchurch.uk)
