Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Hanged in England

Episode 42,   Jan 21, 2022, 08:00 AM

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Today's story is more of a conversation starter than my usual mystery. In the 1960's, Ruth Ellis was convicted of the murder of David Blakely and was subsequently ordered to hang. The British public was outraged and believed that there were enough mitigating circumstances that her life should have been spared. What do you think?