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Ruth Ellis: The Last Woman Hanged in England
Episode 42
Published 3 years, 11 months ago
Description
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?